@ lastpage - thank you so much for your advice and insight, i wont talk too much about it but act now. i have gone to alausa today , am making progress will keep you updated

many thanks everyone

if with the 2 times it happened i was the first to get to the office

i meant even with the 2 times it happend

@ 2buff

when i said i am hardly late to work and max 5 mins - if with the 2 times it happened i was the first to get to the office .
the organisation is not big on people coming to work early . the so called managers get to work pretty late and never seem to notice someone that is strolling in at 10am . (i get in way before that time )

i know it is legally wrong but i dont like the defeatist attitude we Nigerians usually have, we let go and allow ourselves to be cheated and it is business as usual and then it happens to the next and the next person. i just feel something can be done. ( mind you , like i said i do not want the job back in any way) just want to correct something that is wrong ( if i can in my own little way )

lastpage:

@Poster:
Let me ask a few questions before l can comment:

1.)Where you queried before now? How many times/

2.) Do you have an issue with absenteeism?

3,) Is your file filled with warning letters?

4.) Di they give you a letter of sack (Does it contain the reason of your sack? It should by the way)

5.) Hopefully, l will assume you have not committed any act of "gross indiscipline" (like stealing), correct me if l am wrong please.

If you dont have an issue with any of the above and your sack letter contains a reason for the sack, tell me and lets reason together.

It is DISCRIMINATION to sack a woman for being pregnant (the best that can happen is she goes on leave without pay). If that itself, is WRONG but lets not be in a hurry to pass judgement yet.

Lastpage!

I have a strong feeling you're hurting. Translate your hurt into action, write  to a Human Rights Lawyer, go and see some women NGO and seek advice.
Mind you, l am saying all these on the assumption that "you are clean" yourself, as regards your work and performance 'cos your employer will use any possible excuse to justify and deflect the real reason they fired you.
Relax, its not over yet.

@ last page
to answer all your questions
* i worked witht he organisation in question fro a year and half
* i never received a query ( not even verbal
* am never late for work neither have i been unduly late ( not more than 5 min at the most)
* my letter just stated that employment has been terminated with immediate effect

i know it is possible that the employer or manager wriggles out by saying that they didnt fire me cause am pregnant , but if you lay off a pregnant woman ( if you have to ) shouldnt you pay adequate compensation?
i have asked my husband he says i should let go, according to him why waste energy? i should concentrate on the baby coming". i naturally dont like been cheated . i left a bank for this job thinking i will have peace of mind from the stress of marketing . now this happened
i want to fight it but through the right quarters so it wont happen to any other person again in that organisation
i dont want to go and hide in my little corner and say all is well ( i know all will be well) , ( mind you my husband can adequately take care of me and the baby and my little daughter while am at home ) i just hate the feeling i have now.

tom.jerry:

This same thing happen to a friend recently and If this is you, you will knw its me your colleague and friend, 
I will realy appreciate you fight this battle to a satisfying end, but does dis man worth all the stress, energy
& resources required for dis fight. I will realy miss you, we all are on d waiting list either pregnant or not. 

take care my dear, may GOD be with you.

@ jerry- i guess since you know i visit nairaland alot you already guessed it to be me . yes am the one. am good i just need support in this battle and doing it for the right reasons i dont want the job back just dont want a repeat performance for anyone .


thank you all for your response , i hope i have been able to answer all the questions raised

thanks , and yes am speaking about myself, the normal thing every one says is dont worry move on . but i feel the need to get justice i know the labor law frowns against it strongly but i need to know what exactly the law says

thanks once again

i know there are rules and laws against this in more civilised countries but seriously can an employer (not a bank) terminate the employment of a pregnant woman will appreciate it if there is a proper channel where one can seek redress.

thank you

i have been readiing this and i am very much interested , pls send me the account details.

thank you

The shops are fuckin expensive guy, it goes 4m/year and it two years rent. But the good thing is that at the expiration of the two years the shop is all yours. But u must first buy the application form for 150k

@Imeobong
i don't know where you got your information about the pricing from but i can tell you categorically that you are wrong. the shops are not your after two years and the cost isn't 4M it varies in pricing like i said earlier it is per sq meter the shop isn't your after two years the rent is renewable and you pay service charge

please can any one give me some infor. on renting or buying any of the shops in the shopping mall if they are still vacant. so i can join, in the money making before it all goes pears shape you kno nigerians, soon they will get fed up with shoprite

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please can any one give me some infor. on renting or buying any of the shops in the shopping mall if they are still vacant. so i can join, in the money making before it all goes pears shape you kno nigerians, soon they will get fed up with shoprite


@ oti-gba - yes small shops are still available just go to the website and fill out the forms www.thepoloparkmall.com you don't have to got through anyone to get the shop . once you log in the Sq meters required someone will immediately respond to you and let you the the cost. meanwhile all the shops downstairs are gone .

all the best

@poster, you don't have to forfeit your money , write to the airline requesting for a refund,quote the ticket number and other relevant information
drop it at their head office, it usually take about 30working days and you will be called upon to pickup your refund but please bear in mind that the airline will remove charges .

wish you d best

@poster, i belive this cos i have a friend who did it . she didnt say it but i know she used the native ( ose dudu) mixture and the baby became very "yellow" infact white i guess she just wants to brag that she has a yellow baby

i meant render redundant

Outstrip:

Did you miss the part were they said she was not paid her salary

@ outstripe, she was paid half salary . that is obtainable in Nigerian banking ( esp. if u have a wicked boss) when u have stayed away from your desk for more than a 3 months then when you stay away for more than 6months they will take a decision either you are asked to resign or rendant redundant. the unrest in the banking industry too doesn't help matters as regards people's jobs

employee welfare and banking in Nigeria is very different from what is practised int he outside world( we practice kangaroo banking in Nigeria). find out what the bank policy says, if Gtbank did it for a staff doesn't mean SCB WILL DO IT . their policies are different. i am an ex banker and i know for sure that for you to be flown out side the country for treatment you must be from the level of a SM (senior manager) and above, or maybe by chance you have an "esther who spoke to the king on your behalf " and you found favor
the truth is we are inhumane to our staff in Nigeria esp. in the banks . unfortunately bankers are made to sign all sort when they are employed which states all these in fine print and but we somehow expect them ( management) to change when we need them. even though the late banker was a BOM she could have been a middle level officer

may her soul rest in peace , it is very sad but may God help us all and keep us in good health .

good to know you are still interested in giving the stuff away, i thot u had changed your mind.

@ sagamite

abdulrahman Yinusa is not a northerner i had the privilege of working with him while in Asset management he is from ilorin and a fine gentleman who has a lot to offer any organisation.

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It seems that all the CBN appointed managers want to do is retrench staff. Was it the overhead cost/management expenses that made these

banks unprofitable?

Or the high incidence of unrecovered loans?

@ tkjoke - it is not only CBN appointed managers that are laying off people, UBA did in dec and another is still on going now in UBA , they are just keeping it hush hush

what is the name of the company, i live in gbagada and i am interested

hi nikky,

are you for real? ok i love the stroller and the moses basket, what else do u have

hmmm, are you sure the doctor in question is not frustrated , i have a 16 months old daughter and during her last trip to the pediatrician the doctor told me she was 'hyper' ( my daughter blabbers alot and her nick name is area scatter) she advised that i should get her engaged with leggos and puzzles so she can channel her energy into something educative and constructive. i have never heard that you need to discipline a child when he blabbers

please o! don't mind this nonsense doctor you have a perfectly healthy child. like my friend usually says in yoruba: je ki omo sere , nigba ti a bi omo ode

sorry i meant boluwatiwi

eyilayomi - meaning 'this is my joy' (unisex name)

ireoluwatomi - meaning ' the goodness of the lord is enough for me'

boluwatiwe - meaning ' as the lord has spoken' (unisex)

congrats on the birth of your baby

when i had mine about a year ago this was what i did , u can substitute the palm oil for olive oil then us a soft sponge (preferably the glove sponge so u can have a firm grip on your baby)
rub the olive oil all over your child then use warm water and the sponge to clean your baby, you have to be careful as you will definitely have a screaming child so my advice place your child on your thigh while doing this.
as regards molding what i did was i used warm water to compress the joints the stomach and back ( i never threw my baby in the air it is far too risky)
when you are done, you child will look brighter and sleep better trust me!

i hope this helps

i have read this post and i agree to a reasonable extent.
am an HND holder and work with a financial instition in Nigeria i had my promotion regularly and i know it is the grace of God that has put me here but i would want to say HND holders still have a Chance i have several friends who have HND too working in other financial institions ( even though they do not have additional qualifications yet)
so with God on your side, the sky is the limit.
i agree we HND holders need to improve on our qualifications so as not to be kicked aside but the ultimate is hard work and force on your goal
don't give up and God wont give up on you

good luck!!

first off let me congratulate you and i wish you a safe dellivery

am also about 8months pregant my advice will be that you register with mother and child @ adeniyi jones ikeja
i registered there initally before i changed hospitals because of distance, the doctor is experinced and the hospital VERY clean no protocol required

as regards buying your baby things i would strongly advice you buy some in nigeria and some of the hard ware from the county you are coming from ( am assuming london or US)

i got some of my things from london majority from US and most of the hardware from nigeria

when i say hardware i mean the travel cot strollers etc i did that cos of weight but breat pump and car seat i got from the US the difference is price is soooooo high i had to get them abroad.

i hope this has been of help to you


good luck