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MISTAKES 3

While the law says in S.20(1)(a) to inform the Union, we did not.

Secondly, while the subsisting Collective Agreement said two (2) months basic salary in lieu of notice, we paid one (1) month basic.

At the Conciliation meeting, management spokesman spoke only "Grammar" in the face of management folly.

The matter was settled when the Union said it cannon meet the condition for the reinstatement of her members.

I suggested to the chagrin of management team that all staff affected by the redundancy exercise refund their payoff and would be reinstated immediately.

The General Secretary of the Union was livid at my wicked suggestion, stating that I was the devil himself. According to him, it was because I knew they have spent the money that was why I was offering that unattainable condition.

When the Director of the Federal Ministry of Labour suggested that the Union advance her members soft loans to facilitate the reinstatement, the General Secretary of the Union responded that the Union does not give her members loans.

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  1. Emmanuel Michael19 February 2020 at 13:51

    Fantastic approach. Who would have thought that that would be the deal decider? #HRwithEM

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