The management of Abuja Sheraton Hotel yesterday began the payment of severance benefits to the workers on the strength of peaceful protest in the early hours of the day.Infomation Guide Nigeria
The development was a sequel to an agreement reached by the employees under the umbrella of the National Union of Hotel & Personal Service Workers (NUHPSW) and Marriot (managers of the hotel) after an emergency meeting in Abuja.
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Live, Study and Work in Canada. No Payment is Required! Hurry Now click here to Apply >> Immigrate to CanadaThe embattled workers had on Tuesday protested non-payment of their severance packages, displaying placards with various inscriptions such as Marriott Pay Us What Is Due To Us; Marriott Stop Manipulating The Workers; Enough Of Exposure To Safety Hazards; Marriott Treat Us Like Human Being; We Are Not Animals.
The General Secretary of the NUHPSW, Comrade Leke Success, who led the protest frowned at the plight of the embattled workers of the company, saying they should be paid accordingly per the dictate of labour law.
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The officials of the labour union later confirmed that: “Severance pay has commenced with workers that have completed the due clearance. The payment is expected to be made to all staff either casual or permanent staff. Payment continues tomorrow (Wednesday) for all cleared employees casual or not”
The meeting also agreed that Capital Hotel Plc would add a Christmas bonus for the workers, with the assumption that they have worked all year round.
“All staff not minding casual or not will get the benefit. This bonus does not need any clearance as all will get it from today (Wednesday)”.
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The hotel union members protested against Marriott for the non-payment of their severance packages as agreed with Marriott and for other issues bordering on safety standards as a result of the degraded state of the hotel.
It was learnt that the worsening state of the hotel had given reason for the safety complaints, which the union had asserted as posing danger to the employees, the hotel guests, and the general public. This explains why the new owners have decided to temporarily shut down its operations to enable them to carry out renovations of the hotel.
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Live, Study and Work in Canada. No Payment is Required! Hurry Now click here to Apply >> Immigrate to CanadaThe new owners had communicated its decision to temporarily shut down the hotel to Marriott in September, a sufficient time frame that allows them to make all necessary preparations for the shutdown.
This development came in the wake of the acquisition of a majority stake in Capital Hotel plc, owners of Abuja Sheraton hotel, by 22 Hospitality Limited, a sister company of NIPCO Plc.
The company had initially issued a statement through its spokesman, Alhaji Lawal Taofeek, who quoted the Group Executive Director of the company, Alhaji Aminu Abdulkadir, as saying that the new investors are desirous of restoring the hotel to its former glory of being the first-choice luxury hotel in Abuja.Jamb Result
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