A section of Sanyu FM workers has begged to return to work after absconding from duty for three days protesting 25% pay cut as suggested by management.
The radio station management had proposed to its staff that because all businesses in the country have been crippled down due to the Coronavirus pandemic, it was imperative to reduce salaries so as to retain all workers without layoffs.
The decision met stiff resistance from workers spearheaded by the station’s long serving presenter James Onen aka Fat Boy and decided to abandon work since Saturday.
Against that backdrop Sanyu FM owner Mr Sudhir Ruparelia informed the public that management had started recruiting fresh and dynamic workers as old defiant employees couldn’t agree with the management’s proposals.
In fact the management had further informed these disgruntled workers that there would a meeting on Thursday to iron out their grievances but they never cared to listen.
Rajiv Ruparelia, the Managing Director of Sanyu FM said the proposed cut was to ensure they keep all staff as opposed to laying off some and retain a few.
He also clarified that they fired no one but the staff decided to abandon work over a proposal to reduce their fat salaried by 25% in order to keep afloat as a means of dealing with CODIV-19 pandemic.
Rajiv added that some worker, after second thought of their actions had called back apologizing and were ready to return to work, a move he allowed.
“Our workers were misled by selfish Fat Boy, but some have since returned, and tomorrow you will hear the girl who was working with Fat Boy on air working with new co-host Salvordo,” Rajiv said.
“Let’s correct the narrative. Dr.Sudhir Ruparelia didn’t fire any one, they chose to lay down tools because management proposed just a 25% cut off salaries for obvious reasons, the rest of the world is aware, only Sanyu Fm staff are not, I think.
But this is Fat Boy at work, he just misled our whole beloved staff, he is so selfish. He can’t even see that bigger brands in the industry have sent many workers home and those that have remained have had their salaries cut up to 50%. For us we’ve just said 25%, and even this has come after how long? Don’t you think that even what they had made before has now been spent on them and other expenses already?” Rajiv wondered.