The Sokoto state governor, Ahmed Aliyu has approved half salary as a Ramadan package for all categories of civil servants and pensioners in the state.
In a statement by the press secretary Abubakar Bawa on Sunday, the aim is to assist workers in the state to observe the Ramadan fast.
The governor appealed to the Muslim Ummah to use the glorious month of Ramadan to pray for peace and Allah’s intervention in the fight against numerous challenges facing the country Nigeria.
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He also called on traders and wealthy individuals in the state, to show love and mercy to the poor to earn Allah’s mercy and forgiveness during the holy month.
The governor thanked the people of the State for their continued support and fervent prayers to his administration, which he described as key to all successes recorded in the state.
A salary is a form of periodic payment from an employer to an employee, which may be specified in an employment contract. It is contrasted with piece wages, where each job, hour, or other unit is paid separately, rather than periodically. Salary can also be considered as the cost of hiring and keeping human resources for corporate operations, and is hence referred to as personnel expense or salary expense. In accounting, salaries are recorded in payroll accounts.
A salary is a fixed amount of money or compensation paid to an employee by an employer in return for work performed. Salary is commonly paid in fixed intervals, for example, monthly payments of one-twelfth of the annual salary.
Salaries are typically determined by comparing market pay rates for people performing similar work in similar industries in the same region. Salary is also determined by leveling the pay rates and salary ranges established by an individual employer. Salary is also affected by the number of people available to perform the specific job in the employer’s employment locale (supply and demand).