I’m surrounded by boxes and dust – but I had to take 2 mins to give you an update on the Singaporean Ad Agency run by the wannabe Pol Pot.
You will remember they have banned all holiday time till June 2009 and mandated all staff to stay at their desks till 8:30pm EVEN IF THEY HAVE NO WORK TO DO … however I’ve just heard they’ve implemented another of their fuckwit rules – and this time it’s one that even Scrooge would feel is a bit harsh.
Apparently, any member of staff who does not use up their vacation time will only get 50% of its value paid back to them by the company.
Apart from the fact it’s the company who is stopping people from taking their legally entitled holiday, in essence, they’ve just given all their staff a [potential] pay cut.
I am sure this is illegal but given Singapore is the ‘friend of the corporate’, I’m sure they think they can get away with it … besides, they know people are so worried about the economy, they’ll not risk doing anything that might jeopardize their employment.
Well I think this bullying should be stopped … so if anyone in that agency is fed up of how they’re being treated, get in touch because I’ve got one of my clients to agree to give you access to one of their top notch corporate lawyers for free … so if you’re prepared to take a stand [and are able to prove your situation] let’s see if we can strike a blow for common decency.
Whatever you decide to do, remember no one deserves to be treated like this, especially by someone whose greatest achievement in life has been to take credit when it’s not due.