The major scope of Nigerian labour law is to look at the likely and probable legal consequences which may follow in a situation where there is a breach of any of the obligations imputed on either the employer or the employee. A typical example of the scenario being examined is the wrongful dismissal of an employee by the employer without recourse to the regulations and guidelines of the company. This under the law is a typical example of wrongful dismissal. This will automatically give rise to a civil proceeding at the instance of the wrongfully dismissed employee. On the other hand, where an employee who is under an obligation to give adequate and substantial notice to his employers before quitting such job abandons his employers without recourse to the conditions of his employment, he will be the defendant at the suit of the company/employers for damages caused as a result of his unprofessional attitude to work without recourse to the regulations and conditions of his employment.
In summary, the scope of Nigerian labour law is only within the relationship of employer and employee as regards civil proceeding which does not cover criminal proceedings.
