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Nigeria HR compliance health check
Nineteen quick questions across contracts, pension and statutory registrations, PAYE, leave, termination and employee data. You get an instant score out of 100, a breakdown by area, and a plain-English list of what to fix first — ready to print for your management meeting. Free, no sign-up, nothing stored.
Contracts & documentation
Written terms, job descriptions and personnel files.
Does every employee have a signed written contract issued within three months of starting?
Do your contracts state the notice period, job title, pay, hours and place of work in writing?
Do you keep a personnel file per employee with contract, ID, qualifications and appraisals?
Do you have a current employee handbook or policy manual that staff have acknowledged?
Pension & statutory registrations
PENCOM, NHF, ITF and NSITF obligations.
Are you registered with a Pension Fund Administrator and remitting contributions monthly?
Do you deduct and remit the employee's pension share alongside the employer's contribution?
Are you compliant with NHF, ITF and NSITF where your headcount and turnover make them applicable?
Tax & payroll
PAYE deductions, remittance and payslips.
Is your PAYE calculated on the current Nigeria Tax Act 2025 bands and reliefs?
Do you remit PAYE to the relevant State Internal Revenue Service by the statutory deadline each month?
Does every employee receive an itemised payslip each pay period?
Leave & working time
Annual, sick and maternity leave, plus hours and overtime.
Does every employee get at least six working days of paid annual leave after twelve months' service?
Do you provide at least twelve weeks' maternity leave with the statutory pay treatment?
Do you record actual working hours and pay or offset overtime where it is worked?
Termination & discipline
Valid reasons, fair hearing and final entitlements.
Do you document a clear, valid reason before terminating any employee?
For misconduct cases, do you investigate and give the employee a fair hearing before deciding?
Do you pay all earned salary, accrued leave and entitlements on exit, even in misconduct cases?
Do you give the notice your contracts require, or pay in lieu of it?
Employee data protection
How staff records are stored, shared and secured.
Do you have a lawful basis and a privacy notice for the employee data you hold?
Are personnel records access-controlled, and does your payroll or HR vendor have a data agreement?
Answer the remaining 19 questions for an accurate score — unanswered items count as gaps.
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