Massive Sack Alert! Globacom Fires 54 Power Engineers Across the Country 'For No Reason'

Posted by Odinaka on Fri 15th Jul, 2016 - tori.ng

Nigeria's first indigenous telecommunication company, Globacom has terminated the employment of 54 power engineers across the country.

The employment of 54 power engineers cutting across the country have been terminated by Nigeria’s first indigenous telecommunication company, Globacom, as no official reason has been given by the management of the company for the massive sack.

According to TheCable News, the affected personnel unexpectedly received official notification on Tuesday stating that their services were no longer needed, and instructing them to immediately submit their staff identification cards and customised SIM cards on Tuesday.

The sack letter read thus;

“This serves to inform you that your services are no longer required by Globacom Limited. Consequently, you are advised to report to the Human Resources Manager, Globacom Manpower Services Limited the outsourcing company, with immediate effect.

“You are also expected to hand over all Company property (including SIM Card, Company ID etc) issued to you during the course of your services with us. We wish you all the best in your future endeavours.”

One of the affected personnel, who spoke to TheCable News, described the sack as a huge shock. “I can’t believe it is real… being told my services are no longer required without explicit reason. I am still in shock

“For someone like me who has been working at Globacom for seven years and had been managing about 150 power stations for more than two years now, to be sacked in this manner is unacceptable,” he declared.

He dismissed speculations that the sack may be connected to professional misconduct, especially related to theft of equipment or over-costing of generator maintenance or fuelling fee.

“Using myself as an example, I have been in charge of over 150 sites, operating them without official vehicle or basic transport allowances and yet there has been no case of stealing or anything else under my area of operations,” he said.

The sacked employee described their ordeals as “part of the oppressive and exploitative system in Globacom”, adding that “they just decided to drop us to cover up their mess.”

Another sacked employee said Globacom has gained notoriety in the industry over cases of poor remuneration, slaving working conditions and arbitrary rewards and punishment systems or procedures.

“Globacom is a place where the bosses are involved in all kinds of deals to make money and sacrifice the junior staffs to cover up their tracks,” he said.