Huge difference between expatriates salaries and indigenous staff

Pals, I don't know for sure if this topic has been discussed previously. I really need your take on this: Do you think the huge gap between the salary packages of expatriates and their indigenous equals is justified? Why should there be huge discrepancies between the salaries of expatriates and the indigenous staff who perform the same tasks as the expatriates? Don't you think these two groups should be paid equally as long as they do similar jobs? In Nigeria, an expatriate earns a whole lot more than Nigerians doing the same job as they do........

Do u agree that the government should enact a law in support of equal pay for equal tasks irrespective of race, skin colour etc?

Posted: at 9-02-2011 04:27 PM (13 years ago) | Gistmaniac

its irresponsible on the side of govt to do such a silly thing , only very few nigerian enjoys such an opportunity at outside , and moreover most of those so called expartrates were not even productive and many companies here will never engaged their services but he govt does to enrich the pocket of some individuals

Posted: at 10-02-2011 09:46 AM (13 years ago) | Grande Master

Exactly! We Nigerians do not believe in ourselves and in one another very much. I know of a company which has some foreigners as Unit Heads. Would u believe that those foreigners earn a minimum of 350% more than the Nigerians? And they have the same job descriptions....it's so unfortunate! In Ghana, all companies must have a Ghanaian CEO...but what do we have in Nigeria? Any idiot could come from his country and become an MD/CEO....the only condition is the Chairman must be a Nigerian and these foreign companies have a nice way of dealing with this-they put anybody's name as the Chairman as long as he's Nigerian-Chairman wey no get mouth....this is not in all cases but in most cases!

Posted: at 10-02-2011 10:06 AM (13 years ago) | Gistmaniac