No scope for protestors' job reinstatement: GP
Thursday, 4 June 2009
FE Report
Grameenphone (GP) Wednesday cleared its position over the ongoing protest, staged by a group of its former employees, saying that there is no opportunity for reinstatement since the jobs no longer exist in the organisation.
About 12 former employees of the country's largest mobile phone operator are now staging a 'hunger until death' protest in front of the company's headquarters in the capital, demanding reinstatement of their jobs.
But GP in a statement said: "Some 338 contractual employees were let go on expiry of their contracts with the company between June and November last year."
"Subsequently in March this year, the management met the former employees and invited them to apply for new positions that were being created in GP."
It said the former employees were also informed that the new vacancies were open exclusively for them, subject to their fulfillment of required qualifications.
Then a total of 321 former employees applied. Of them, 122 successfully passed the screening process and were appointed subsequently, the statement said.
It also said employees who had not been selected were given individual feedback on their test result, and were explained as to why they were not selected.
GP reiterated that the company has fully settled all dues with the former employees, as per the law of the land, at the time of their departure. Additionally, since the jobs no longer exist in the organisation, there is no opportunity for reinstatement.
Grameenphone, which currently has over 4,700 employees, also urged the protestors not to engage in such activities.
Grameenphone (GP) Wednesday cleared its position over the ongoing protest, staged by a group of its former employees, saying that there is no opportunity for reinstatement since the jobs no longer exist in the organisation.
About 12 former employees of the country's largest mobile phone operator are now staging a 'hunger until death' protest in front of the company's headquarters in the capital, demanding reinstatement of their jobs.
But GP in a statement said: "Some 338 contractual employees were let go on expiry of their contracts with the company between June and November last year."
"Subsequently in March this year, the management met the former employees and invited them to apply for new positions that were being created in GP."
It said the former employees were also informed that the new vacancies were open exclusively for them, subject to their fulfillment of required qualifications.
Then a total of 321 former employees applied. Of them, 122 successfully passed the screening process and were appointed subsequently, the statement said.
It also said employees who had not been selected were given individual feedback on their test result, and were explained as to why they were not selected.
GP reiterated that the company has fully settled all dues with the former employees, as per the law of the land, at the time of their departure. Additionally, since the jobs no longer exist in the organisation, there is no opportunity for reinstatement.
Grameenphone, which currently has over 4,700 employees, also urged the protestors not to engage in such activities.