Some 280 workers of telecommunication firm MTN in Nigeria have been sacked, according to local media reports.
The Guardian in Nigeria claimed that the decision to relieve the workers of their duties was based on an agreement between those affected and the South African owned firm.
According to The Guardian those affected were mostly permanent employees, who had spent five years and above with the company.
The latest move is part of the company’s decision to downsize its workforce and adapt to the changing dynamics of the telecoms industry in recent times.
A source told The Guardian that the company introduced the Voluntary Severance Scheme (VSS), to provide a window for one week in April, for persons who have served in MTN for five years and above to take up.
The source is quoted to have said that “Those who decided to leave under the VSS were to be paid the equivalent of their three weeks gross salary for every year they worked with MTN.
“What it means is that if one worked in MTN for five years, one would be paid three weeks of their gross salaries times five.”
MTN started operation in Nigeria in 2001 and intends injecting fresh tech savvy employees into the system under ongoing restructuring of its workforce.
Source: Africafeeds.com
