LolaO:
Hello everyone,

I may be wrong, but I'm posting this here because I want to know what is right

I work with an IcT company that has presence in Africa.

I just got the job this month, fresh out of nysc, resumed on the 5th of September. Yesterday, was pay day, I was called by the Accountant to sign my pay slip. Upon receiving the pay slip, I noticed I was deducted 10,000 from my actual salary. I looked at it well, and I noticed there was a part for Paye deduction (tax)- was deducted about 3,500...

The rest of the money deducted was because according to the Accountant, I resumed on the 5th of the month, meaning I had not spent one month. I was shocked and told her, I resumed on the 5th (which was a Tuesday) because Friday and Monday was a public holiday (the Muslim Ileya holiday). As far as I'm concerned, I have spent one month (4 weeks so far) so I am entitled to be paid fully (I MAY BE WRONG, PLS CORRECT ME). She said no, that she started deduction from the 1st of September (which was the beginning of the public holiday).

Now, the issue is, first of all, I wasn't told about PAYE or that a percentage of my salary would be deducted from my salary at the point of negotiation after successful interview. No one mentioned it to me (pls forgive my ignorance, because I had no idea, I believe I should have been told.)

Secondly, in the appointment letter I signed with the management, it wasn't included in the part my salary was stated. Nothing about net or gross. It was only stated "employee shall be paid (amount.00) at the end of every month.
There was also a part that said, in the case of public holiday, employee shall be paid fully. I collected my letter on the last day of August, though it was dated 5th September.

I was so upset and confused yesterday, I eventually signed the pay slip with the hope that I'd leave because I can't cope with such deceit and deduction (especially when I wasn't told). I sent a message to the MD (who I'm actually an assistant to) and he just said we'd talk about it on Tuesday. Meaning he already knew about it.

I'm thinking of leaving, at least now I know about paye, I can always have that at the back of my mind at my next job negotiation.

Please I need your inputs, because honestly I don't know if I'm right or wrong.

LolaO:
Hello everyone,

I may be wrong, but I'm posting this here because I want to know what is right

I work with an IcT company that has presence in Africa.

I just got the job this month, fresh out of nysc, resumed on the 5th of September. Yesterday, was pay day, I was called by the Accountant to sign my pay slip. Upon receiving the pay slip, I noticed I was deducted 10,000 from my actual salary. I looked at it well, and I noticed there was a part for Paye deduction (tax)- was deducted about 3,500...

The rest of the money deducted was because according to the Accountant, I resumed on the 5th of the month, meaning I had not spent one month. I was shocked and told her, I resumed on the 5th (which was a Tuesday) because Friday and Monday was a public holiday (the Muslim Ileya holiday). As far as I'm concerned, I have spent one month (4 weeks so far) so I am entitled to be paid fully (I MAY BE WRONG, PLS CORRECT ME). She said no, that she started deduction from the 1st of September (which was the beginning of the public holiday).

Now, the issue is, first of all, I wasn't told about PAYE or that a percentage of my salary would be deducted from my salary at the point of negotiation after successful interview. No one mentioned it to me (pls forgive my ignorance, because I had no idea, I believe I should have been told.)

Secondly, in the appointment letter I signed with the management, it wasn't included in the part my salary was stated. Nothing about net or gross. It was only stated "employee shall be paid (amount.00) at the end of every month.
There was also a part that said, in the case of public holiday, employee shall be paid fully. I collected my letter on the last day of August, though it was dated 5th September.

I was so upset and confused yesterday, I eventually signed the pay slip with the hope that I'd leave because I can't cope with such deceit and deduction (especially when I wasn't told). I sent a message to the MD (who I'm actually an assistant to) and he just said we'd talk about it on Tuesday. Meaning he already knew about it.

I'm thinking of leaving, at least now I know about paye, I can always have that at the back of my mind at my next job negotiation.

Please I need your inputs, because honestly I don't know if I'm right or wrong.

eipreel:
Davide470 and BlessedGurl thanks. I have actually told him point blank that I'm not interested but he just wouldn't take no for an answer.

Just recently he said "you've been avoiding me abi?I'll show you"
I'm not scared of what he'll write in my appraisal. Matter of fact,i hope not to be there to see the next appraisal outcome.
As regards speaking with HR, the organization is quite large. I don't even know who exactly to speak with as I've heard even top players in HR are not left out as BlessedGurl earlier mentioned.
What I'm confused about is if to expose him and if that won't mean exiting on a bad note if you know what I mean.

[s]Why not just give Bros ponmo let everybody move on, you stingy girl!
[/s]

Except he has extremely gone beyond the line or you have strong evidence to use against him I won't advise you report him to HR, it would do more harm than good to your cause.
Reporting sexual harassment in the office is especially difficult, because there is no judicial system and it is in HR and the company's best interest to make the problem go away, rather than deal with it meaningfully. This is worse if the harasser is the victim's direct supervisor, like in your case. You do not have enough evidence except "He said" "I said" and the table could be turned against you that you were too friendly with everyone so your harrasser can be forgiven for misunderstanding your intentions.

What should you do?

Best to act like it doesn't have an effect whatsoever. Try as much as you can to get over it and continue to avoid him, But do not allow it to affect your work. He would get tired one day and let you be or his eyes will catch some other beautiful jewel and he would forget about you.

The day he crosses the line by sexually harassing you physically or making any lewd remark about you is the day you act.

LastMumu:


[s]Why not just give Bros ponmo let everybody move on, you stingy girl!
[/s]

Except he has extremely gone beyond the line or you have strong evidence to use against him o won't advise you report him to HR, it would do more harm than good to your cause.
Reporting sexual harassment in the office is especially difficult, because there is no judicial system and it is in HR and the company's best interest to make the problem go away, rather than deal with it meaningfully. This is worse if the harasser is the victim's direct supervisor, like in your case. You do not have enough evidence except "He said" "I said" and the table could be turned against you that you were too friendly with everyone so your harrasser can be forgiven for misunderstanding your intentions.

What should you do?

Best to act like it doesn't have an effect whatsoever. Try as much as you can to get over it and continue to avoid him, But do not allow it to affect your work. He would get tired one day and let you be or his eyes will catch some other beautiful jewel and he would forget about you. For instance, if you have to work with this guy then do it.

The day he crosses the line by sexually harassing you physically or making any lewd remark about you is the day you act.

Jarus:


5 minutes drive from Yabatech, 10 from UNILAG

LolaO:
Hello everyone,

I may be wrong, but I'm posting this here because I want to know what is right

I work with an IcT company that has presence in Africa.

I just got the job this month, fresh out of nysc, resumed on the 5th of September. Yesterday, was pay day, I was called by the Accountant to sign my pay slip. Upon receiving the pay slip, I noticed I was deducted 10,000 from my actual salary. I looked at it well, and I noticed there was a part for Paye deduction (tax)- was deducted about 3,500...

The rest of the money deducted was because according to the Accountant, I resumed on the 5th of the month, meaning I had not spent one month. I was shocked and told her, I resumed on the 5th (which was a Tuesday) because Friday and Monday was a public holiday (the Muslim Ileya holiday). As far as I'm concerned, I have spent one month (4 weeks so far) so I am entitled to be paid fully (I MAY BE WRONG, PLS CORRECT ME). She said no, that she started deduction from the 1st of September (which was the beginning of the public holiday).

Now, the issue is, first of all, I wasn't told about PAYE or that a percentage of my salary would be deducted from my salary at the point of negotiation after successful interview. No one mentioned it to me (pls forgive my ignorance, because I had no idea, I believe I should have been told.)

Secondly, in the appointment letter I signed with the management, it wasn't included in the part my salary was stated. Nothing about net or gross. It was only stated "employee shall be paid (amount.00) at the end of every month.
There was also a part that said, in the case of public holiday, employee shall be paid fully. I collected my letter on the last day of August, though it was dated 5th September.

I was so upset and confused yesterday, I eventually signed the pay slip with the hope that I'd leave because I can't cope with such deceit and deduction (especially when I wasn't told). I sent a message to the MD (who I'm actually an assistant to) and he just said we'd talk about it on Tuesday. Meaning he already knew about it.

I'm thinking of leaving, at least now I know about paye, I can always have that at the back of my mind at my next job negotiation.

Please I need your inputs, because honestly I don't know if I'm right or wrong.

qleap2all:

Hello, waiting to hear from you. Thanks

Blessedgurl:
@eipreel


I feel you should continue to avoid him while you can.
Since you know he is in the habit of making advances to you, whenever he ask you to come to his office. Go with your phone and record the s**t.

It's well with you dear.

Na this kind case my bosses dey like wella. With better evidence e go pay through him nose.

karleone:

Sorry for the loss. RIP to the dead.


it is well, my dear.


You should see this as a challenge to being able to work with anyone you come accross. Most times, it is unhealthy to bear 'office grudge' (it's in quote) cos it somehow reduces our performance. You can admire a positive quality of this colleague of yours. With that, your dislike for him/her fades away.

tolusan:
Hello everyone. I'm a legal practitoner based in Lagos and I'm very active in dispute resolution practice, that means I basically make a living fighting peoples' battle for them. . I do a lot of court related cases. I have been qualified to practice in Nigeria for about four years and in the last two, I have been privileged to represent clients ( fight peoples' battles) in almost every part of Nigeria. I currently work with a law firm based in Lagos, a Tier 1 Nigerian firm almost unmatched in dispute resolution practice. (though I would be leaving soon to join another law firm). I also have a few clients of my own whom I represent on the side (Its unfair to only get paid 12 times a year).


I believe lawyers must continually evolve as society does, in order to be able to meet its need. The 21st century Nigerian lawyer must move past the anachronistic allure of the wig and gown (which has been abolished in many advanced jurisdictions of the world); he must be preoccupied with seeking inventive and innovative ways to serve society and also reassert his relevance and near indispensability to it.

I'm in the twilight of my two year stint with my current employers and sincerely I have been amazed by the willingness of my bosses to keep me in their employ. My boss has whinned about my leaving every other day since I put in my resignation. I would try to make my updates frequent.

Welcome to my office,
Happy Independence.

Yampotatocarrot:


U got me at "move past the allure of wigs and gowns"

I watched a seasonal movie *SUITS* and I see the way lawyers dress there, if I may ask, are there lawyers that dress that way to the courtroom to represent t their clients? Cos when lawyers are shown on TV here, they r always on wigs n gowns. Or r the wigs n gowns for a particular type of lawyers?

If u have the time though, check out the movie

tolusan:


Hey pal. I saw about 3/4 seasons of the movie in 2014. That's the way I think it should be. Notably, in election tribunals and Magistrate courts, lawyers are permitted to wear suits just like in Suits.

seunpinky:
WHAO!!!!
first day at work, its been God all the way.
2017 has been a very good year for me, got qualified as a chartered accountant, started my m.sc finance program in january and wrote my final exams last week, got an offer letter to resume work two weeks before i concluded my masters program(infact i wrote my final paper on last week monday and resumed work today) seminar and dissertation still pending, had to suspend all that to resume work...
VIOLA!!!
typing from my work station as an Associate Consultant in a consulting company in Lagos..
1st day at work, got to work late 9.15am i underestimated lagos traffic.. I had a brief meeting with the HR, was introduced to other staff and my direct boss ushered me to my work station..
Hoping to be a trail blazer here and in the words of a mentor " I have started planning my exit startegy" dont intend spending more than 6 to 9 months here... Still got a long way to go career wise...
Thanks fam, wud try to update this thread regularly..
cc. davide470, jarus, lastmumu, whizqueen..

Jarus:


Why 6-9 months?

tolusan:


Hey pal. I saw about 3/4 seasons of the movie in 2014. That's the way I think it should be. Notably, in election tribunals and Magistrate courts, lawyers are permitted to wear suits just like in Suits.

seunpinky:
WHAO!!!!
first day at work, its been God all the way.
2017 has been a very good year for me, got qualified as a chartered accountant, started my m.sc finance program in january and wrote my final exams last week, got an offer letter to resume work two weeks before i concluded my masters program(infact i wrote my final paper on last week monday and resumed work today) seminar and dissertation still pending, had to suspend all that to resume work...
VIOLA!!!
typing from my work station as an Associate Consultant in a consulting company in Lagos..
1st day at work, got to work late 9.15am i underestimated lagos traffic.. I had a brief meeting with the HR, was introduced to other staff and my direct boss ushered me to my work station..
Hoping to be a trail blazer here and in the words of a mentor " I have started planning my exit startegy" dont intend spending more than 6 to 9 months here... Still got a long way to go career wise...
Thanks fam, wud try to update this thread regularly..
n..

davide470:
Congrats bro, on your qualification and new job.

6 - 9 months is too short though, in my own opinion, to hit and run. Lol.

Jarus:
I was one of the active participants in the "Welcome to my Office" 2008 thread.

It was an unteresting thread where we had the likes of Ajanlekoko, tkb417, netotse, Cristalz and jcob. and occasionally, oyb.

Looks like I'm the only active participant on that old thread that is still active on Nairaland.

I may still contribute to this thread.

A lot has happened between Welcome to my Office and Welcome to my Office Reloaded.


I will now be welcoming you to a new office in a new company in new role but same industry.

Jarus:
Hi guys,

Really feel like an agbaya in contributing to this thread as a contributor to the 2008-2012 version. Many of the folks on that version are no longer active here.

Seriously dampening my morale. Hoping I will get the fire to start contributing.

Christeety:
Its been such a hectic day.

I woke up as early as 5am to travel down to my farm at Ogun state. I got there around 9am.

Yesterday I paid some guys money to help me plant water melon only for me to get there today and they gave me stories. I later got another person to help do the job. Thank God it has finally been planted. Pls pray for me...that God should please give me a bountiful harvest.

I checked my cassava and maize farm. They are doing alright. It needs weeding. I gave a guy part payment to help do that. After which I'll need to apply fertilizer.

My tomatoes farm. Ewwk. This got me pissed off. I paid a guy money to help me weed. Only for me to get there and see that he hasn't touched anywhere. Yet this guy is insisting that he has weeded. Haba. When it's not that weeds grow overnight?. I shouted and shouted.(Now I have headache�) Maybe because i'm a lady he felt he could intimidate me. I was able to collect part of the money sha.



I just left the farm
All I can say is, What a day!!!!���

Jarus:


Xfire himself was in school when our old thread started. To show how long it was.