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V2NR 3.0 wrote:Need some feedback guys.
A work colleague of mine is currently employed in the energy industry operating in Trinidad. This position has been held for the last 8.5 years to date.
The company started a process back in August 2019 to have my co-worker transferred out of country. What was being offered was less than the current package and hence he declined. Apparently, at the same time, assuming that he would have accepted, an offer of his current role was made to a non-national who accepted. So now there is a situation where one party has accepted and is on his way to fill a role that's currently filled by a national.
The company is now saying that my colleague has no choice in the matter as the expat is on his way. The company is proposing a different role for the local guy in which he is required to report back into the desk he previously held. To date, my colleague has not signed any document indicating he has accepted anything, anywhere.
In a snapshot:
1. He is currently employed in the role.
2. Someone is coming to take my role.
3. He has to report back into the office that he once held.
4. A local National is being displaced by a non national.
Surely there is something wrong with this picture.
hydroep wrote:The Union should be able to advise on this...
Yup primative industrial laws in banana republic.Skanky wrote:Your friend like all other employees in Trinidad was confused..... what he thought was an offer was actually an ultimatum.
Even if he stays and fights for his job the company will force him out eventually.
He needs to face up to the reality of either accepting the lesser offer or looking for a new job.
kuchurV2 wrote:This sounds like a demotion. He was demoted and his current post filed. There is no case, the employer can do that with some level . It can be that he wasnt performing etc. Always more truth to a story.
Sounds like he either take it or find another job
De Dragon wrote:kuchurV2 wrote:This sounds like a demotion. He was demoted and his current post filed. There is no case, the employer can do that with some level . It can be that he wasnt performing etc. Always more truth to a story.
Sounds like he either take it or find another job
Nope. If he was demoted, then there has to be a file with warning letters, suspensions, poor annual reviews etc. I'd try my luck in the IC. What employers count on, is that you know the hassle of getting a lawyer and waiting ten + years in some cases, is not everyone's cup of tea.
zoom rader wrote:V2NR 3.0 wrote:Need some feedback guys.
A work colleague of mine is currently employed in the energy industry operating in Trinidad. This position has been held for the last 8.5 years to date.
The company started a process back in August 2019 to have my co-worker transferred out of country. What was being offered was less than the current package and hence he declined. Apparently, at the same time, assuming that he would have accepted, an offer of his current role was made to a non-national who accepted. So now there is a situation where one party has accepted and is on his way to fill a role that's currently filled by a national.
The company is now saying that my colleague has no choice in the matter as the expat is on his way. The company is proposing a different role for the local guy in which he is required to report back into the desk he previously held. To date, my colleague has not signed any document indicating he has accepted anything, anywhere.
In a snapshot:
1. He is currently employed in the role.
2. Someone is coming to take my role.
3. He has to report back into the office that he once held.
4. A local National is being displaced by a non national.
Surely there is something wrong with this picture.
Explain in the bold apart
ProtonPowder wrote:Definitely as everyone suggests, at least consult with an attorney. A one hour consultation can provide an incredible amount of insight.
It is incredibly likely that all future appraisals will magically start referencing non-performance, followed up by written warnings in an attempt to fire said employee.
As a last resort, update the old resume, just in case.
ProtonPowder wrote:Definitely as everyone suggests, at least consult with an attorney. A one hour consultation can provide an incredible amount of insight.
It is incredibly likely that all future appraisals will magically start referencing non-performance, followed up by written warnings in an attempt to fire said employee.
As a last resort, update the old resume, just in case.
ProtonPowder wrote:Definitely as everyone suggests, at least consult with an attorney. A one hour consultation can provide an incredible amount of insight.
It is incredibly likely that all future appraisals will magically start referencing non-performance, followed up by written warnings in an attempt to fire said employee.
As a last resort, update the old resume, just in case.
zoom rader wrote:Try getting the media involved to highlight it bro.
I am sure for a work permit to be issued there has to be no local who can do that job. Then and then only a work permit can be issued
Stand your ground.
rspann wrote:Going back there to work is going to be tough.
88sins wrote:zoom rader wrote:Try getting the media involved to highlight it bro.
I am sure for a work permit to be issued there has to be no local who can do that job. Then and then only a work permit can be issued
Stand your ground.
This ain't Canada, and that's not how it works here.
In Trinidad and Tobago, any employer can hire anyone they want from anywhere and get a work permit for that prospective employee. I've seen it done countless times over the years in private enterprise. People coming from Grenada, and St. Vincent and getting work as joiners, x-ray techs from India, Venezuela and China, people from Jamaica & Cuba coming in as masons and electricians.
Here is a good example.
One prominent private hospital imported radiology and phlebotomy technicians from India on contract while they had a full roster of locals fulfilling those roles, as the first step in getting rid of the local employees. Then they just started shortening the locals roster to the point that they just quit because even though they were still employees they only get paid for the shifts they work and working 3 shifts a month made no sense, and the few that didn't leave they dismissed as redundant with severance pay and gratuity.
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