280 staff of the South African telecoms giant, MTN, were on Friday
relieved of their duties in Nigeria. The move affected about 15% of the
company’s entire Nigerian workforce; a number of them being
long-serving staff who have worked with the company since it opened
business in Nigeria in 2001.
Those affected include 200
permanent employees and about 80 contract staff across various levels,
ranging from new graduates to senior managers. An informed source
revealed that the sack was as a result of “the changing dynamics of the
telecoms industry in recent times”. The telecoms firm plans to delve
into full Information and Communication Technology (ICT) and digital
operations and to achieve that, a new set of tech savvy employees
capable of delivering on the new goals will be brought on board.
According
to the sources, the sack did not come as a surprise as MTN had put out a
notice in March for those who might wish to voluntarily disengage from
the company, under its voluntary severance scheme (VSS) giving a one
week window which expired on April 28.
About 200 staff voluntarily
disengaged while 80 were compulsorily disengaged on Friday.
Those affected were given a severance pay of 75% of their gross monthly
income, multiplied by the number of years they had worked with the
company.
“Those who decided to leave under the VSS were paid the
equivalent of their three weeks gross salary for every year they worked
with MTN. What it means is that if one worked in MTN for five years, one
would be paid three weeks of the person’s gross salary times five,” the
source said.
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