By Falles Kamanga
The Industrial Relations Court (IRC) has ordered Standard Bank Plc to compensate four of its former employees money amounting to MK2.9 billion for unfair dismissal in the year 2017.
Kalekeni Kaphale, a lawyer for the claimant confirmed that some of his clients got dismissed after remaining with a few years to retire from employment with the bank.
It is alleged that the Bank fired the four employees based on misconduct which included poor working performance.
IRC Deputy Chairperson Peter Kandulu commented that the court has been compelled to award such an amount of money owing to the recent devaluation of the kwacha among other factors.
The four ex-employees are Bernadette Kalumo who until 2017 had saved the Bank for almost 40 years, Wezi Chibambo for 36 years, Trevor Gamuti, for 20 years and Fortune Ndovi for approximately 27 years.
Labor exploitation is a big challenge worldwide and Malawians are not spared. Therefore, the Ministry of Labour should look at this issue with a microscopic eye and urgency.
Employees deserve honor and respect. It’s everyone’s responsibility to abide by the Law.
We can all take part in minimizing unnecessary labor disputes. On the other hand, stress and trauma for the victimized minimized
Employers take note that you may fool some people for some time but you can’t fool all the people all the time.
And Bravo to the Malawi court with its judges for having a human face on the victimized employees for timely rescue support.
