Whyte Cleon Limited (WCL) has expressed dismay at several purported reports in the media alleging that it ordered the mass dismissal of some members of staff in the employ of First Bank Plc through only short message service (SMS).
In a statement released on Sunday, Whyte Cleon Limited said that the claim that it has been silently laying off its staff through only SMS is false and a deliberate attempt to discredit Whyte Cleon Limited.
“We wish to reiterate categorically that the decision to withdraw the services of our employees was communicated to them both verbally and formally in compliance with the conditions of service of engagements.
“In global human resource outsourcing practice, employees can be withdrawn from an organization, deployed to other organizations and/or may be replaced with other employees as the case may be.
“Whyte Cleon Limited followed due process in honouring the terms of appointment of their outsourced employees and subsequently withdrawing them. Whyte Cleon Limited had exit interviews with all the affected outsourced employees before notification of their recall.
“It is noteworthy that the affected employees were paid their entitlements and ancillary benefits,” it said.
