Unpaid guards take children, spouses to work

They said the move was meant to prove to their spouses and families that the company was not paying them and that it owed them two months salary.
The workers claimed their actions would help push the employer to pay them their salaries.
“After several false promises to pay us by the employer, our spouses were now suspecting that we were lying to them. We resolved as workers that everyone should bring at least his or her spouse or a family member to

the workplace. We thought this would help convince our employer that all was not well at home. Imagine, we went for the festive season without pay,” said one of the employees.
The employees said bringing their wives and family members to work on the opening day was a way of proving their innocence to their               spouses.
“Our case was now difficult to prove at home as our spouses were no longer sure that we were yet to be paid. The idea of bringing them to the workplace was a desperate move meant to prove our innocence. We

wanted to also show our employers how we were suffering as employees because it is not easy for one to continue reporting for duty without being paid,” he said.
The employees said they were shocked on Wednesday after the employer later deposited $20 into their accounts following the incident.

“When we brought our families on the opening day, the branch manager, Mr Flavio Machekano, maybe due to embarrassment, quickly addressed us and assured us that they would deposit our salaries into our bank accounts. We were, however, shocked on the following morning when we went to the bank only to learn that they had deposited $20 for each employee,” said another employee.

Mr Machekano reluctantly commented over the matter. He dismissed the allegations by the employees as false.
“We do not have such a situation here. There are some employees who are pursuing a hidden agenda. For employees to spend the festive season without pay is normal, it depends on companies whether they have prepared the salaries for their employees before month end or not,” he said.