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Sequel to a report on the sack of over a thousand employees of First Bank Nigeria Limited, the outsourcing company, Whyte Cleon has cleared the air on controversies surrounding the massive sack.
TheNewsGuru.com reports that the affected employees range from front desk tellers, account and clearing support staff, customer service officers and marketing associates who had put in between five to 10 years in the service of the bank.
However, in a swift reaction refuting the alleged unceremonious disengagement of staff, Whyte Cleon, said in a statement over the weekend that the staff were formally disengaged.
The statement reads in part: “the decision to withdraw the services of our employees was communicated to them both verbally and formally in compliance with the conditions of service of engagements.
“In global human resource outsourcing practice, employees can be withdrawn from an organization, deployed to other organizations and/or may be replaced with other employees as the case may be.”
Whyte Cleon said it followed due process in honouring the terms of appointment of outsourced employees and subsequently withdrawing them.
“Whyte Cleon Limited had exit interviews with all the affected outsourced employees before notification of their recall.
“It is noteworthy that the affected employees were paid their entitlements and ancillary benefits,” the statement concluded.
However, TheNewsGuru.com reports that some aggrieved employees who were affected by the sack action have promised to seek redress in court.
Some of the affected staff who expressed their views on TheNewsGuru.com‘s Facebook page said workers generally deserve better treats from their employers.
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