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How much effort and feeling employees put into their job is one of the most important things for a company.
When everybodya��s engaged and works hard rather than just punching a clock or counting the minutes before knock off time, companies succeed.
Good business practices which include the manner in which employers treat their workers determine the success of a company as employees are vital cogs in any organisation.
But it is disturbing when employers throw such business values out of the window and instead, show disregard for employeesa�� rights as enshrined in the Zimbabwean constitution by blatantly stomping on those rights.
In the same breath, every Zimbabwean and that includes employees has a right to human dignity.
After all Zimbabwe is a signatory of the International Labour Organisation which brings together governments, employers and workers representatives of 187 member states to setA� labour standards, develop policies and devise programmes promoting decent work for all women and men.
In this weeka��s edition we carry an article on employees that are allegedly being ill-treated by their employer who ordered them to clean up the company ownersa�� excreta without protective clothing.
On top of being ordered to perform the inhumane duties of cleaning their employersa�� excreta, the employees allege that they are overworked and not paid overtime.
The inescapable fact is that human beings arena��t designed to work continuously, for long hours, or to do multiple things at the same time and that if employees work overtime they are entitled to extra remuneration for work hours worked.
High levels of unemployment in the country should and must not be used as a tool to abuse Zimbabweans.
Such acts of abuse on workers by employers is reminiscent of the slave era when millions of black Africans were shipped to work in plantations by Europeans under harsh conditions.
Slave era tendencies will not be tolerated in a democratic Zimbabwe.
We implore the relevant authorities to undertake a thorough investigation to get to the bottom of the very disturbing issue and take the necessary corrective measures against the perpetrators if found guilty of course.
Minister of Public Service, Labour and Social Welfare Prisca Mupfumira implored the affected workers to approach the National Employment Council offices in Bulawayo for help and we encourage the workers to heed the ministera��s call for justice to prevail.
Zimbabwe and African were long liberated from the chains of slavery. As such when we celebrate Africa Day this week, we are saddened by this racist development happening at the reported company on Page 4.
Online Reporter