tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5620041777082716757.post1566935258731353563..comments2024-01-06T01:28:20.399-08:00Comments on Abdullah Waheed's Blog: Cushioning the Impact of Employment LawAbdullah Waheed's Bloghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09398102386243434950noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5620041777082716757.post-71851189848021923252008-12-02T06:44:00.000-08:002008-12-02T06:44:00.000-08:00Anni did not fire political employees appointed by...Anni did not fire political employees appointed by President gayoom. He is simply asking these employees to resign on their own. Anni is informing these people that their patron lost election and is out. So, follow your leader and leave Government.And if they don't resign, then they will be sacked after giving them all their entitlements under the employment act. These include money in lieu of notice and money in lieu of unused annual leave etc.<BR/> President Anni knows the law and he is fair. Not like Maumoon firing MIFC Managing Director In the dead of the night with no notice and no compensation.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5620041777082716757.post-67765128881222561022008-12-01T01:48:00.000-08:002008-12-01T01:48:00.000-08:00EU, if they give 70 million euros to any project, ...EU, if they give 70 million euros to any project, they will spend equal or more money monitoring what happens to that money. You can count on the EU beauracrats!That's how EU officials find ways to get free holidays to destinations like maldives.<BR/> Deen has fired Bandos GM recently. I wonder whether he was given all his rights under empl Act?And recently the Government fired a number of people in political posts. Firing is ok, but were they given benifits under this Act?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5620041777082716757.post-80948806469411234132008-11-30T23:56:00.000-08:002008-11-30T23:56:00.000-08:00Ano:November 30, 2008 6:35 AM Spoton there! this i...Ano:November 30, 2008 6:35 AM <BR/><BR/>Spoton there! this is the root cause of the problem we have. I really could not agree with you more!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5620041777082716757.post-12298627692620414612008-11-30T08:54:00.000-08:002008-11-30T08:54:00.000-08:00Our resorts can fully and very well abide by the E...Our resorts can fully and very well abide by the Employment Act, if there is a will to do so.<BR/>BUT COMING OUT WITH ALL SORTS EXCUSE IS VERY EASY, BUT RESORT STAFF AND ANY ONE WHO WORKS FOR A SALARY HAS THE RIGHT TO GET FULL BENEFITS OF THE EMPLOYMENT ACT.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5620041777082716757.post-33863235686255448482008-11-30T06:35:00.000-08:002008-11-30T06:35:00.000-08:00Maldives as one of the emerging nations in the wor...Maldives as one of the emerging nations in the world. Problem is with a population of 300,000 and attitudes of indian movie characters, lazy as hell, greedy and con artists; can we follow any EU standards. We live in a slum and we pretend ourselves as intelligent and well mannered peaceful beings. Our former president has left us with one legacy of his 30 years , we are made to believe in all bad is good in order for us to survive.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5620041777082716757.post-81835604072700542952008-11-30T03:46:00.000-08:002008-11-30T03:46:00.000-08:00On EU standards.Could someone find out what happen...On EU standards.<BR/><BR/>Could someone find out what happened to the 70 Million dollars given by EU to Tsunami victims?<BR/><BR/> EU sent the money to Bank of Maldives, to be disbursed to the tsunami victims, but no one know what happened? Was is given as a loan to a rich businessman to buy a new resort?<BR/><BR/>Did the EU monitor what happened?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5620041777082716757.post-85090942464200851622008-11-30T03:15:00.000-08:002008-11-30T03:15:00.000-08:00@ anonymous November 30, 2008 2:03 AMNot only Deen...@ anonymous November 30, 2008 2:03 AM<BR/><BR/>Not only Deen has implemented, but few other resorts have implemented. BUt its not working in the implemented resorts. thats what DR waheed has outlined dear! there should be an employment act to protect the interests of labours, but the law passed is not suitable.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5620041777082716757.post-66182576506359125702008-11-30T02:03:00.000-08:002008-11-30T02:03:00.000-08:00how can Deen implement the law very successfully.....how can Deen implement the law very successfully..and why others are not? m shocked to c a post like dis in ur blogAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5620041777082716757.post-16606257932788404492008-11-30T01:02:00.000-08:002008-11-30T01:02:00.000-08:00This is a fatal mistake we have made. Tourism is a...This is a fatal mistake we have made. Tourism is a billion dollar industry and it is very unfortunate that the authorities did not make necessary studies or research on the industry, while they made the law. Basically the law was not based on Private sector or industries and after the strike they just said, OK now tourism staff also is included. Irresponsible and a big mistake.<BR/>Everyone can see whats happening now..what our Tourism Minister has to say about this. and HR minister Latheef?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5620041777082716757.post-13557728231655760882008-11-29T21:22:00.000-08:002008-11-29T21:22:00.000-08:00Many government employees take double their basic ...Many government employees take double their basic salary as over time and weekend work allowance. this is ridiculous. They don't do any work in their normal official hours even. This is public money they are wasting. How can we tolerate this during an economic crisis?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5620041777082716757.post-46999366119447036792008-11-29T21:00:00.000-08:002008-11-29T21:00:00.000-08:00I think that the Employment Act can be applied tho...I think that the Employment Act can be applied though it has some shortcomings. In July I got my staff to work really busy to get contracts of over 400 employees renewed according to the Act. In the institution I work, 95% of the employees work on shift basis with three shifts per 24 hours. However, we did not have to increase the number of employees since the working hours that we had already implemented was in line with the Act.<BR/><BR/>There are other issues that are difficult to address. For example, in the medical hierarchy, at present the senior most post in the country is Senior Consultant. So someone who has been working as a senior consultant for the last 10 years shall for example get the same pay as the one who is promoted to the post one month back. The we have to create grades for each post and its not a good strategy either because there wont be an end to it.<BR/><BR/>As mentioned in the article, I also feel that not enough research had been done on resorts, private sector and other shift based workplaces before this Act was put in place.<BR/><BR/>Funny thing is for example over time. For the civil service employees they do not have to work the maximum working hours provision in the Act but gets over time for all hours the offices are closed. And many employees take advantage of this. Some senior people I know in government even now claim more than twice of their salary as overtime. Perhaps if the civil service changes the working hours according to the Act, the government will gain with huge savings that could be used to better the salaries of its employees.<BR/><BR/>The one thing that the Act has failed badly is ensuring that all employees get medical insurance. If this was provisioned in the Act, which actually was vaguely mentioned in the previous labor regulation which is now obsolete, employees would be much satisfied.Ahmed Afaalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14104019118783716587noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5620041777082716757.post-44795696609247174312008-11-29T18:48:00.000-08:002008-11-29T18:48:00.000-08:00Are we ready to follow EU standards?Are we ready to follow EU standards?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5620041777082716757.post-53827230269757370912008-11-29T18:45:00.000-08:002008-11-29T18:45:00.000-08:00Resorts also must follow the law imediatelyResorts also must follow the law imediatelyAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com