Source: http://www.ilo.org/dyn/eplex/termdisplay.redress?p_lang=fr&p_country=NE&p_all_years=Y
Timestamp: 2019-09-21 12:30:00
Document Index: 87172524

Matched Legal Cases: ['Art. 91', '§2', 'art. 91', '§2', 'Art 305', 'art. 317', 'Art. 289', 'Art. 84', '§2', 'art. 84', '§2', 'Art. 294', 'art. 306', 'Art. 278']

EPLex - Niger - Voies de recours
Niger - Voies de recours et procédure contentieuse en cas de litiges individuels
Art. 91§2 and 92 LC: The amount of damages for unfair dismissal is fixed by the Court, in light of any circumstances establishing the existence and the extent of the harm incurred, including the local custom, the type and importance of the services rendered, the employee's seniority and age, any deductions or payments made to a retirement plan, and other established right.
[Note: the article numbers have changed in the new LC but their content has remained unchanged.]
The LC does not contain any provision on reinstatement and only provides for the payment of damages in the event of unfair dismissal (art. 91§2 LC).
In practise, reinstatement seems to be ordered by the labour courts. See, for example the Direct Request made ILO Committee of Experts on the Application of Conventions and Recommendations (CEACR) in 2011 [link available under scope of additional information] :
Under the new LC, any dismissal of a workers' representative carried out without the prior consent of the labour inspector or despite the application for authorization being rejected /dismissed is null and void and will therefore entail reinstatement of the worker. Under the previous LC, reinstatement was not available in such cases.
Art 305 new LC: conciliation shall be part of the procedure before the labour court.
In addition, before starting any judicial proceedings, the parties can resort to extra-judicial conciliation before the Labour Inspectorate (art. 317 new LC).
Art. 289 new LC.
Art. 84 §2 and 85 LC: The amount of damages for unfair dismissal is fixed by the Court, in light of any circumstances establishing the existence and the extent of the harm incurred, including the local custom, the type and importance of the services rendered, the employee's seniority and age, any deductions or payments made to a retirement plan, and other established right.
The LC does not contain any provision on reinstatement and only provides for the payment of damages in the event of unfair dismissal (art. 84§2 LC).
In practise, reinstatement is however ordered by the labour court. See, for example the Direct Request made ILO Committee of Experts on the Application of Conventions and Recommendations (CEACR) in 2011 [link available under scope of additional information] :
Art. 294 LC: conciliation shall be part of the procedure before the labour court.
In addition, before starting any judicial proceedings, the parties can resort to extra-judicial conciliation before the Labour Inspectorate (art. 306 LC).
Art. 278 LC
Damages are the only remedy available for unfair dismissal.