Cold Hearted Employees Treatment In Singapore
I have not been writing much lately partly due to the busy work schedule and the recent change in the organization that I belong to.
Our Managing Director, the business leader that my boss reports to has been fired! And the notice is just one day...one minute he is talking with some managers and moment later we received the memo from the Chief Executive a.k.a. The God of Asia that this guy whom has been with the company for the past 17 years is no longer with us. Another director has taken the role as interim MD until we can find a proper replacement.
The ex-MD was based in Singapore married to a Singaporean Chinese wife and a couple of mixed Caucasian-Chinese kids. Naturally, the emotion within the division was mixed as most have worked with him for many years. My boss and I were kinda neutral as both of us came from the other merged UK-based parent company.
The fact of the matter that touches people's heart was that it happened so quickly and 'heartlessly' that no one saw it coming. Especially at such high speed for a senior position like this.
No doubt the change may have a positive effect to the company as a whole because this ex-MD was seen as not performing under the merged business entity and replacing him is inevitable. But, not in ONE day! And apparently, in Singapore it is not really a big deal firing one's ass with out a warning or sort. That is the reason why many MNCs like to set up regional HQ in this island nation just in case they need to kick some expensive expatriate's asses.
Very unlike Malaysia where the Labours Law will always favour the employees. Not easy to sack someone especially without going through proper procedures and serving enough notices and fulfilling all sort of conditions to avoid being counter sued for unlawful dismissal.
I think one lesson learned for people happened to fall under those categories where big fat pay and ridiculously huge remuneration packages were offered initially by any MNC should look through their employment contract very carefully to have some form of employment protection not to be dismissed without proper compensation.
Our Managing Director, the business leader that my boss reports to has been fired! And the notice is just one day...one minute he is talking with some managers and moment later we received the memo from the Chief Executive a.k.a. The God of Asia that this guy whom has been with the company for the past 17 years is no longer with us. Another director has taken the role as interim MD until we can find a proper replacement.
The ex-MD was based in Singapore married to a Singaporean Chinese wife and a couple of mixed Caucasian-Chinese kids. Naturally, the emotion within the division was mixed as most have worked with him for many years. My boss and I were kinda neutral as both of us came from the other merged UK-based parent company.
The fact of the matter that touches people's heart was that it happened so quickly and 'heartlessly' that no one saw it coming. Especially at such high speed for a senior position like this.
No doubt the change may have a positive effect to the company as a whole because this ex-MD was seen as not performing under the merged business entity and replacing him is inevitable. But, not in ONE day! And apparently, in Singapore it is not really a big deal firing one's ass with out a warning or sort. That is the reason why many MNCs like to set up regional HQ in this island nation just in case they need to kick some expensive expatriate's asses.
Very unlike Malaysia where the Labours Law will always favour the employees. Not easy to sack someone especially without going through proper procedures and serving enough notices and fulfilling all sort of conditions to avoid being counter sued for unlawful dismissal.
I think one lesson learned for people happened to fall under those categories where big fat pay and ridiculously huge remuneration packages were offered initially by any MNC should look through their employment contract very carefully to have some form of employment protection not to be dismissed without proper compensation.
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