sacked 280 of its employees
on Friday.
In a major shake-up, the
South African telecoms giant
served letters dispensing
with the services of about
15.6 per cent of its entire
1,800 Nigerian workforce.
Those affected included some
200 permanent employees
and about 80 contract staff
across various cadres of its
operations, including
graduates and senior managers in all departments
of the organization. Majority of those affected had put in more than
15 years, having joined MTN since it commenced business in Nigeria in
2001.
But MTN spokesperson, Funso Aina, said the disengagement
of the workers was part of an
ongoing business
transformation drive towards
sustained growth, to
facilitate the firm's continued role as a partner for progress and
socio-economic development in Nigeria.
"MTN is a diverse community
of committed change agents,
brought together in pursuit of a common goal – driving
growth and transformation
by sharing our technology. Our people are our greatest
asset, each individual's
knowledge, experience and
ideas contributes to our
continued growth and
improvement. As such, ensuring a healthy and highly
motivated workforce is a
priority for us," Mr. Aina said.
He said it was with the
above in mind that the
company decided to implement a Voluntary
Severance Scheme, VSS,
designed to balance
individual employee needs
with business exigencies of
the company. The scheme, he explained,
was based on feedback from
employees, following
consultation with elected
employee representatives.
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