Surbana ‘did not
follow due process’ in sacking unionised staff
Surbana Jurong group chief executive Wong Heang Fine told staff in an email sent on Tuesday that the 54 axed workers were poor performers who could not be allowed to affect the rest of the organisation negatively.
In his post, Mr Nasordin noted that eight of the affected workers were staff who were offered re-employment, or contract renewal. “Why did the company offer them re-employment or renew their contract if their performance was not satisfactory to begin with? Why did the company not allow these long-serving staff to see out their contracts?” he said.
“Some even cleared their performance review in July.”
Adding that the
“timing of the termination leaves much to be desired”, Mr Nasordin also said: “It is not surprising for the public to have the perception that SJ (Surbana Jurong) is avoiding compensating the workers.”
Surbana Jurong group chief executive Wong Heang Fine.