Harmony Holdings Ltd on Tuesday described as untrue the media report that had claimed that some among the staff of Kwara Hotel have been laid off.
Its Corporate Affairs Unit in a statement made available to Team@orientactualmags.com not only asserted that no worker had been sacked by Harmony Holdings but also noted that the repositioning of the hospitality outfit was ‘on course’.
While urging members of the public to disregard the media report claiming that Kwara Hotel workers had been sacked , Harmony Holdings also called the said media report ‘uninformed’, ‘speculative’, ‘malicious’ and ‘one-sided’, adding that this was done to blacken the image of the state government.
‘The facts of the matter for clarity purpose are that the transition process of Kwara Hotel staff is still work in progress. The process is being jointly undertaken by the Office of the Head of Service, the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Technology, and Harmony Holdings Limited, which are looking at educational qualifications, age and other criterias to suitably migrate the staff into the civil service.
Following several meetings by these parties to take a definite action on matters that have to do with the staff, it was found out that some among the Kwara Hotel workers may not fit appropriately into the BIT Ministry which requires some level of qualifications and expertise. So as to therefore not distort the civil service practice and also render the staff jobless, other sectors of the civil service are being considered for their deployment.
The parties will continue to review the matter, just as the staff and the general public can be assured that the best decision that aligns with the law will be taken. We restate that no worker has been sacked.
Actually, the state government under Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq’s leadership , as a genuine and considerate administrator, has graciously approved the payment of salary to these workers for the months of October and November which has been duly paid as at the time of this press release. Assurances have also been given that every staff whose migration process is not concluded before the salary for the month of December is due will still be paid under the same current transitory arrangement while the migration process is being concluded.
We therefore urge members of the public to be wary of uninformed and malicious reports flying around. The current administration will continue to take actions in line with the rule of law, public interest and best practices.
Finally, it is instructive to state that entry into the Kwara State Civil Service is guided by its rules and conditions which include but not limited to minimum eligibility requirements like educational qualification and age, all of which must be reviewed and considered in the transition process. While this process is still on, however, no worker of Kwara Hotel has been retrenched as claimed by the blog’ the statement added. Team@orientactualmags.com
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