The Management of TV3 Network, has justified the sacking of Thirty-Two (32) employees.<\/p>\n
The decision has drawn some public outcry; but the management insists the workers engaged in a series of illegal actions which disrupted their operations.<\/p>\n
Some of the dismissed workers have subsequently accused management of discrimination, saying the decision is an infringement on their right to demand better conditions of service and salary increment.<\/p>\n
[contextly_sidebar id=”acaNtygVPIH4wuIynsJBciZbjGtUj2NO”]The management of the station on Tuesday confirmed the dismissal of the staff for engaging in various actions considered a \u201cbreach of the ethics and legal requirements.\u201d<\/p>\n
A statement signed by the Chief Executive Officer of the company, Jimi Matthews, dated February 28, 2017, said the affected staff from various departments, embarked on an industrial action without following due procedure.<\/p>\n
Speaking on the Citi Breakfast Show<\/strong> on Wednesday, the Spokesperson for TV3’s management, Henry Nii Dortey, insisted their actions were justified.<\/p>\n \u201cSome impression has been created in the media that we\u2019ve dismissed people for wearing red to work, absolutely not. And that would be preposterous for somebody to think that a management team will make a decision because people have wore a particular attire to work, no.\u201d<\/p>\n He noted that, management of TV3 met with the union to discuss some decisions the staff had taken in recent times.<\/p>\n \u201cOn Wednesday, we invited the union and asked them \u2013 do you intend to go on a strike or what is happening so that we will understand clearly what was happening. Because you haven\u2019t served any notice of same to us, and the labour law requires that if you want to take a decision that is well within your rights, you have to notify your management. The response they gave to us is that it is not a union decision and the union hasn\u2019t made any declaration of going on strike. But these activities that were happening were a worrying situation that we had to deal with.\u201d<\/p>\n Mr. Dortey explained that, the decision by management of TV3 was not unilateral because \u201cwe gave the workers involved the opportunity to be heard.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cLast year, [2016], we raised salaries of workers of the business so I\u2019m not sure that, it is a matter of asking for higher salaries. So I\u2019m not very clear as to what exactly would have pushed them to engage in this action that they did. It\u2019s clearly unacceptable for them to do that and we will not sit and wait until it gets to a point where it goes out of our control and our reach that could affect our business of broadcast. So we met and took a decision and the decision was to terminate the appointments of these people,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n Public Service workers union hopeful issue will be resolved<\/strong><\/p>\n Meanwhile, the mother union for the workers, Public Service Workers Union, says it is optimistic its involvement will get the TV3 management to reconsider its stance.<\/p>\n According to the General Secretary of the Union, Richard Ampaben, talks are currently underway to resolve the situation.<\/p>\n \u201cWe contacted management to find out what had caused all these. And that meeting will be held on\u00a0Thursday. We do not want to stampede the process, because we have what we call negotiating committee which is the avenue for redress of grievances. And we are going to make use of this platform that we have. We will make our case clear; and I don\u2019t think there will be cause for management to maintain this position; I\u2019m sure we will influence their position,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n –<\/p>\n By: Godwin A. Allotey & Felicia Osei\/citifmonline.com\/Ghana
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