REPS QUERY MTN OVER MASS SACK, DEMAND LIST OF DISENGAGED STAFF
source: http://www.eyesoflagos.com/2017/06/reps-query-mtn-over-mass-sack-demand.html


By Alphonso Jide

The House of Representatives Committee on Telecommunications yesterday queried management of leading telecommunications company, MTN-Nigeria over mass disengagement of personnel.
The committee during an investigative hearing into the massive job loss and drop in revenue in the industry also requested the telecommunications company to provide a comprehensive list of persons disengaged from its service in the last one year.
MTN’s acting Human Resource Executive, Ajibola Opeoluwa-Calebs, while responding to questions from the committee members explained that 194 staff voluntarily resigned from the company’s service, out of the 368 staffers that were disengaged from the service in the last one year.
Ajibola said some of the disengaged staff were laid off due to their inability to use the latest technology in the industry.
This according to him have created new vacancies and the company is about to recruit about 240 new staff, and vacancies had been published for 150 position already.
“In April, we had a special arrangement with some of our employees who had been with us for some time and wants to go and use their skills elsewhere. 194 people left voluntarily, while 65 people were disengaged with the discretion of the management, while other were disengaged before April,’’ he stated.
Chairman of the committee, Hon. Saheed Akinade-Fijabi during an investigative hearing wondered why 194 staff would voluntarily decide to leave the service at the same time, thereby demanded the list of affected staff for purpose of clarity.
‘‘Are you sure this voluntary arrangements was not compulsorily voluntary, I think we should verify ‎this, we need the list of those staff that were disengaged by voluntary arrangement,’’ the Chairman stated.
Meanwhile, the director Human Resources of Airtel – Nigeria, Mr. Gbemiga Owolabi informed the committee that only 90 staff had left the service of Airtel in the last one year.
According to Owolabi, 60 persons out of this number resigned voluntarily, 6 were disengaged on ethical grounds while we’re exited.

ok, who's to be blame? the guy behind me have said it all

Opeoluwa show the list...the people from the East of River Niger would dominate that list.

HoR should invite the MD instead. The list must be a schedule of the 368 showing job title, year of joining, salary and allowances earned by each staff. Religion. Tribe.Reason for voluntary resignation.

The truth is the federal government is to be blame for this

sarrki:
The truth is the federal government is to be blame for this

Oba, it's been a while Bro.

JasonScolari:
Oba, it's been a while Bro.

Yes oooo my bro

When government policies became constricting that companies can not break even.Failed propaganda government.

sarrki:



Yes oooo my bro

This one you're here with us today, I hope you're not one of those disengaged MTN staff?

The Reps be putting out bush fires where there is none. Instead of passing innovative laws to make the business environment more conducive and develop entrepreneurs in the country. They should hold the feet of the FG to the fire. This government has to sit up!

sarrki:
The truth is the federal government is to be blame for this

"Sai Buhari"don tire you?

‘‘Are you sure this voluntary arrangements was not compulsorily voluntary"

I have witness such incident that u will come to work and ur access is blocked and they next thing is to be served resignation form to fill and u fill and take a bow.. "Compulsory volunteering"

This government has no shame. You fine a company for trillions and still wonder why they sack staff.

Help oh Lord

JasonScolari:
This one you're here with us today, I hope you're not one of those disengaged MTN staff?

Know be BMC again ?

sarrki:



Know be BMC again ?

MTN and Espionage, the story hasn't begun.

They want to check names.
NCAN Way

sarrki:
The truth is the federal government is to be blame for this

God bless you ...This is what I pre empted in 2016 when the FG fined MTN and many people were celebrating not knowing that that fine wad going to affect our economy and Nigerians far more than it will affect MTN and besides the govt didn't even collect the initial fine as it was dropped from 5 billion dollars to 180 billion Naira to be spread over 5 years ..My firm for the last 4 years had a steady income of about 30 million naira yearly from MTN it was so stay with made all our business decisions around that job and celebrated after we even achieved a 99% percent compliance certification...To cut the long story short immediately they were fined MTN put us on hold till now meaning we were a direct casualty of that decision , that same decision made MTN drop the Nigerian MD Micheal Ikpoki and immediately replaced him with a south African ....