The final increment list was prepared
by me alone and it was kept in top confidential manner without anyone getting a
scent of the same. The same was taken to the Vice President in HO and got
approved on a one to one basis without any one getting a scent of it.
A few
Managers were nosy and tried to find out from their sources in HR department.
But they drew blank as no information was available.
April Salary
was to be prepared with revised wages. The list signed by the MD was handed
over to HR Manager on 25th April to make the salary preparation. By
then news started tickling to people in the shop-floor.
List of
promotions were announced and the ones promoted were indeed very happy. They
came and thanked me personally for recognizing long pending, deserving cases which
were ignored due to nepotism.
By then QA
Manager had a list prepared of his staff in his own good wisdom with actual
increment given and what should have been the increment that should have been
given. Poor chap he did not have any discretion, but left the paper with one of
his lieutenant. He promptly came and handed over the same to me.
This
document then became the main evidence to terminate the services of him as he
was in the list meant for firing. Poor
Chap had an unceremonious exit.
There was a
group of three old time shift in charges (Assistant Manager Rank ). They were
all in night shift. They had a secret meeting amongst themselves. The three
musketeers …MT ( Mr.Empty), AS ( Mr.Ass), PG (Mr. Pure Gas)… they ganged up
the next day. Like the previous year there was an application in Chaste Hindi. With
all that they wanted an audience with me by the end of the day.
A meeting
was arranged in the meeting room. All was well till I went inside the meeting
room. As I entered, I was shocked to find that the room had every one from Asst.
Manager, Supervisory and Clerical Grade levels. I calmly took the letter they
wanted to give. Then told that things were made clear to them in the beginning
of the financial year itself and everything was done in a fair manner. If they
had anything to discuss and debate they got to wait till the papers go to the
board.
It was a
charged atmosphere and no one was willing to listen. They wanted immediate
declaration and announcement of fresh revision of salaries. It was evident from
the tone at the meeting that the old Plant Manager was also behind them and the
whole thing had his blessing !!
With the HR
Manager’s understanding we told the team that they had no choice other than
waiting. With that I had to return home as I had some visitor waiting for me!
As soon as I reached home my blueberry went ringing! I was told that the team
had walked out of the factory en mass and they were luring others to follow
suit.
I had a few
trusted Managers and they started calling me one by one stating that they would
man the positions even if no one returned.
In the
meanwhile a few unions too reached out to the group who had walked out of the
factory ask them to enroll in their union.
After a few
hours, better sense prevailed. Everyone walked back to their respective work
spot. Thus that day’s night shift was over without any event.
When we
reached office next day, we quickly got our acts right. We had a conference
call with our Head of HR, Vice President Technical and MD. It was decided that
we would not yield to the pressure.
………………….to be continued 3
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