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Former guard attempts suicide over terminal benefits
11 Dec 2015 at 05:44hrs | Views
A former employee of Intersec Security threatened to commit suicide at his employer's premises over terminal benefits after his contract was terminated.
Mugovera Mutanga whose contract was terminated together with 200 other employees after the company lost business from a client approached the Zimbabwe Security Guards Union's (ZISEGU) with his pesticide threatening to drink it.
The Worker reported that ZISEGU General Secretary Phillimon Nhema said the employee said Mutanga spent the whole day at the ZISEGU Central regional offices in Gweru where the regional officer tried to counsel him as well as engage with the employer.
"On the 15 of September 2015 Mugovera Mutanga visited ZISEGU office in Midlands seeking assistance from the union to get his terminal benefits from his former employer. Our officer tried to counsel him and even informed the police about his intentions but they could not come to an agreement. From Gweru he proceeded to the Intersec head office in Kadoma where he confronted management and was given $50-00," said Nhema.
He added that the employer did not dispute owing Matanga his benefits but stated that they were paying the terminal benefits in batches.
"Intersec did not dispute owing Mutanga's terminal benefits whose st contract was terminated on the 31 of May 2015 after 5years of service. From the remaining $300-00 which he was wed, the employer deposited $50-00 into his bank account and advised him that the th balance of $250-00 would be cleared on the 30 of September 2015.Up to date the employer has not yet honoured the agreement and efforts to talk to them are proving fruitless as their phones are always off," said Nhema.
Nhema called on employers to be honest when dealing with laid off employees to avoid such cases where employees would ponder ending their lives over issues that can be solved amicably.
Mugovera Mutanga whose contract was terminated together with 200 other employees after the company lost business from a client approached the Zimbabwe Security Guards Union's (ZISEGU) with his pesticide threatening to drink it.
The Worker reported that ZISEGU General Secretary Phillimon Nhema said the employee said Mutanga spent the whole day at the ZISEGU Central regional offices in Gweru where the regional officer tried to counsel him as well as engage with the employer.
"On the 15 of September 2015 Mugovera Mutanga visited ZISEGU office in Midlands seeking assistance from the union to get his terminal benefits from his former employer. Our officer tried to counsel him and even informed the police about his intentions but they could not come to an agreement. From Gweru he proceeded to the Intersec head office in Kadoma where he confronted management and was given $50-00," said Nhema.
He added that the employer did not dispute owing Matanga his benefits but stated that they were paying the terminal benefits in batches.
"Intersec did not dispute owing Mutanga's terminal benefits whose st contract was terminated on the 31 of May 2015 after 5years of service. From the remaining $300-00 which he was wed, the employer deposited $50-00 into his bank account and advised him that the th balance of $250-00 would be cleared on the 30 of September 2015.Up to date the employer has not yet honoured the agreement and efforts to talk to them are proving fruitless as their phones are always off," said Nhema.
Nhema called on employers to be honest when dealing with laid off employees to avoid such cases where employees would ponder ending their lives over issues that can be solved amicably.
Source - The Worker
