jaybee3:


Einstein had an high IQ, how come yours isn't up to par?


We all have different strengths and weaknesses

GodMode:
Sack her or give her the month off and don't pay her..

radiokilla:

I'm aware that they eat to their neckful by 5:30am, and break fast by 6:00pm so where is the fasting .

Jenams:



I AM THE BIGGEST MOR00N ON EARTH FOR POSTING THE BELOW.


Wat rubbish! Na so dem take dey blow up everywhere wit their religion wahala! Fire her assss

idupaul:

You are a criminal

Ilekeh:
The fact that you're asking this question means that Nigeria is developing, else you'd have fired her without care.

Like caseless pointed out, she has a right and you have to respect it.

overlord77:


Are you kidding me right now? Will you let someone drag your business to the dirt because of religion? OP, please fire the lady so she would have enough time to do the fasting at home. Fasting is no excuse for not doing what you are paid to do. Simple as that

justmenoni:
I don't see that as a good excuse, my wife is a moslem and she still work, ur staff is giving you that excuse cos: u hv been to friendly with her or cos it's not a company such as banks,food production etc would she hv told the manager there that she can't come to work or perform her official duties?

Mind u I am a Christian and I do fast sometimes as well as go to work and perform my official duties,the only thing I might do is break at 3pm.


If she can't perform her duties then let her stay at home till Ramadan is over and employ someone to work on part time basis....

What if ur other worker did the same at the same time?? So ur.business will be closed down? Are u running an No?

U need to speak with ur staff's and let them understand business ethics is important than personal ethics and at such been religious should be ignored in a business premises..


Op if you go get Christian, moslem, unbelievers as ur staff..how u wan take manage them??




quote author=nedu2000 post=34918168]Open a laundry mart 3months ago with just 2 staff members. Despite our owning a big washing machine the laundry man's function is ironing,removing tough stains and operating the machine. The 2nd employee's task is to go deliver those clothes to clients,compliment the laundry man's job of manual removal of tough stains and reception work.

On tuesday evening,on my return for work took a detour to my shop only to see lots of clothes piled up unwashed!!the laundry man was trying frantically to remove the tough stains manually meanwhile the lady just sat down by the reception desk doing nothing!!

When I asked her why she was working or even gone to deliver clothes to clients her reply was...."i'm fasting"
In fury, I simply got my hands dirty and started doing the cleaning and delivery before I headed back home.

Pls NLders how do i deal with this? I feel i'm being "religiously backmailed" How should employers handle muslim employees who are fasting?

maryhaam:
same here too,we close 6,buh muslim has been reduced to 5,just try balance the equation,ramadan doesn't mean laziness,and inconveniencing your bizness is not part of it,its ur decision but be lenient sir.

kevoh:
Dangote is a muslim, does he close down all his businesses just because of fasting?

That girl is a lazy girl, throw her out jare and get another worker. Don't waste much time except you want to lose all your customers!

feran14:
please.. how does fasting affect work?

olatunjimohamme:
Can you bargain with her for this period of fasting? like: Can you work half-day and get half month salary then you get someone to complement her rest of day work then you pay the person too same half month salary and some other this you can think about, just to get your problem solve and beware Nigeria,

nedu2000:
the half-day/half month salary option seems cool but she'll likely not cooperate,how much work would she be able to sincerely put together in about 4hrs,not as if she's always been a hard worker prior....i really don't know what to do with this lady,and this is when God don bless us with a good number of clients this month

kevoh:
Dangote is a muslim, does he close down all his businesses just because of fasting?

That girl is a lazy girl, throw her out jare and get another worker. Don't waste much time except you want to lose all your customers!

eromspete:
Successful bosses don't do that...

favoured234:
Let me believe that you wanted to type 'Thursday' and not 'Tuesday'
Maybe she is quite young and still feels the world revolves around her..
Sacking her might be the easiest but might not necessarily be the best.
Sit her down and talk to her, make her understand that its a business and not a Muslim religious body, and remind her that she is in Nigeria and not Middle-East or Saudi Arabia..
Give her a few days (say 3 days) to lazy around and adjust into the fasting ....

I work with Muslims, the first few days of fasting are usually the worst days when it comes to performances

eromspete:
what you posted oga is totally unrelated

lafex:
don't you see that the guy cooked up the story for saying that the girl fasedt on tuesday?
Maybe you should read the story again. This is just a blackmail from an anti-islam

klas:
@OP, you said the incident happened on Tuesday. Ramadan started in most places on thursday and in some, on friday.

What fasting did you say she claimed 48 hours earlier than the rest of the world?

Onegai:


Unless Labour laws specify it, she has a right to Freedom of Religion but no right to lack of productivity. Any company that she does this in will offer her unpaid leave during the period of the fast and make a quiet note of it, the next time the worker messes up over any other matter, job gone rather than forgiveness ( which is why you don't hear bankers pulling this stunt she did). OP, sit her down and tell her you respect her religion, but you spoke to some Islamic teachers about it and you think the best thing she should do is to take an unpaid leave for the month of the fast. I don't feel she's a great worker (you said she wasn't impressing you before the fast) so offering her the option of reduced work hours doesn't guarantee she will still be productive.

Muslim countries don't shut down because of Ramadam.

Caseless:
treat them with care and love. Support them in times they need your support. Dont make it seem it is all about you and your business; put yourself in their shoe.
Since you have found the reason for her being slow in the discharge of her duty to be that she's fasting, just find a way to assist her or get someone to do that just for the month of fasting.
May God bless your business.