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ILLITERACY, WEALTH, PRIDE AND HR PRACTICE 2

 In our introduction last week, we identified some characteristics of illiterate, wealthy and proud Businessmen, who have no regard for employees.

In the next two or three weeks, I shall share my experiences with these people with you.

I worked with this particular one who told yours truly that he has a court ruling that says his employees cannot unionize. On my continuous pressing to see the judgement, when I finally located the judgement, the ruling of IAP and NIC was that people who are not in any relationship cannot have a dispute. When I confronted the Company Secretary on this misinterpretation, she told me that that was what the Chairman wanted to hear.

Another day, the Chairman shocked me when he told me "Oga Personnel, see these boys, they are all thieves". When I  contested that statement, he shocked me even more by asking me the date of the month? To my reply of 17th, he asked yours truly, why are they coming to work so early? He finally, told me that the employees were eating their gratuities upfront that he will not pay.

In another place I worked, I established that anywhere employees steal from the employer, the employers are responsible by being penny wise and pound foolish. This they employers do by underpaying their employees. 

What employers and lawyers call stealing is called Sociologically innovation.

Let us discuss their children "Thin Tanks" next week.


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