Case Law

Is the promotion of an employee a right or a privilege?

Nwoye v. FAAN [2019] 5 NWLR (Pt. 1665) 193 at 218, paras. B-C, per Kekere-Ekun, JSC: “Promotion from one level or position in an organization to another is not a right but a privilege, which is earned. An employer cannot be compelled to promote its employee no matter the good opinion the employee might have […]