Ibadan, April 15, 2020 (NAN) As the coronavirus rages across the country, some employees in the private sector are lamenting the hardship brought about by the current restrictions as many employers have adopted a ” no work no pay policy.”
Some respondents, who spoke with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Ibadan on Wednesday,however, expressed dissatisfaction with the policy considering the hardship the current restrictions had imposed on Nigerians.
NAN reports that many small and medium enterprises in Ibadan have shutdown operations while only those engaged in essential services are rendering services to customers.
NAN also learnt that some businesses had been forced to reduce their workforce in compliance with the social distancing directive, resulting in compulsory leave without pay for staff.
The respondents also told NAN that the policy of ” no work no pay” during the current restrictions had brought untold hardship on their families.
Mr Adeolu Adepegba, who works in a small scale enterprise, said he was not sure he would still have a job after the lockdown.
“My employer has not even paid my salary for March and now that the restrictions are still on, I don’t think I still have a job again,” he said.
Tolu Fatunga, who works with an insurance company, said she had not been paid salary since the restrictions first began.
“I didn’t foresee this incident so I was not prepared financially. I have been managing to survive,” Fatunga said.
NAN also reports that only a few hotels in Ibadan metropolis were open to render partial services.
Some of the hotels visited by NAN were devoid of the usual activities while some were not open for business.
At Link Majestic B2 Suite, Oluyole, the Deputy General Manager, Mrs Esther Agbor, said sales were very low.
“We observe safety protocols such as hand washing points provided at different locations within the hotel.
“We have only recorded just one or two check-ins in a week,” she said.
A visit to the Travel House Budget hotel also revealed that there was no customer while at Horizon Suites, only a few staff were on duty due to low patronage.
Many of the hotel workers, who complained that their salaries were severely affected, expressed fears that their April salaries may not be paid.
