a loaf of bread posted on Saturday, February 18, 2006
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We refer to the news report, "20 workers resign to protest boss' removal" (Feb 8) and seek to clarify some issues raised in the article.
First, 19 workers resigned and not 20 as reported in the article. Second, the article also indicated that one of our drivers had been sacked for wrongly recording the number of loaves sent to a supermarket.
It was further reported that the driver's supervisor, sales executive Jackie Ong — who had tried to cover up for the driver's mistake — was also sacked by the company.
We wish to clarify that this was not the case.
We deliver freshly-baked High 5 bread daily to our vendors and collect any unsold loaves from the previous day's delivery.
With reference to the reported incident, the driver collected 29 unsold loaves from the supermarket but recorded only 19. This left 10 loaves unaccounted for.
After conducting an extensive internal investigation, the findings warranted a termination of the driver's employment.
We also found that Mr Ong, the driver's supervisor, had been privy to his mistake and failed to proactively report it to the management.
We reviewed the severity of the matter with Mr Ong and reached a decision for both parties to part ways.
Silver Bird also waived his notice period and further compensated him with a pro- rated salary, bonus and commission package.
Several of the workers who resigned have since contacted Silver Bird to pledge their support for the company and have asked to be reinstated.
We are happy to say that five were reinstated last week. We are in discussions with the rest.
extracted from http://www.todayonline.com/articles/100878.asp
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Letter from Leo Lee, General Manager, Silver Bird Foods (S) Pte Ltd
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We refer to the news report, "20 workers resign to protest boss' removal" (Feb 8) and seek to clarify some issues raised in the article.
First, 19 workers resigned and not 20 as reported in the article. Second, the article also indicated that one of our drivers had been sacked for wrongly recording the number of loaves sent to a supermarket.
It was further reported that the driver's supervisor, sales executive Jackie Ong — who had tried to cover up for the driver's mistake — was also sacked by the company.
We wish to clarify that this was not the case.
We deliver freshly-baked High 5 bread daily to our vendors and collect any unsold loaves from the previous day's delivery.
With reference to the reported incident, the driver collected 29 unsold loaves from the supermarket but recorded only 19. This left 10 loaves unaccounted for.
After conducting an extensive internal investigation, the findings warranted a termination of the driver's employment.
We also found that Mr Ong, the driver's supervisor, had been privy to his mistake and failed to proactively report it to the management.
We reviewed the severity of the matter with Mr Ong and reached a decision for both parties to part ways.
Silver Bird also waived his notice period and further compensated him with a pro- rated salary, bonus and commission package.
Several of the workers who resigned have since contacted Silver Bird to pledge their support for the company and have asked to be reinstated.
We are happy to say that five were reinstated last week. We are in discussions with the rest.
extracted from http://www.todayonline.com/articles/100878.asp
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