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It was on last January that a number of Hulhumeedhoo staffs were terminated from Herathera Island Resort for soaring global economic crisis. Perhaps that could be the best option for an infant hotel like Herathera to withstand the preceding economic shocks. However, taking more of Hulhumeedhoo staffs up for various jobs at Herathera a month later is dubious.Twisting, shuffling and swapping of employees for political and financial benefits are a practice exercised by some of the hotels in Maldives for decades. There is no labour law that protects labour rights in the country. Hoteliers and business men are well aware of these loop holes in the constitution of the nation and they utilize it as and when they want it.
Working at Herathera is more than a dream for Hulhumeedhoo people and those who secured jobs from Herathera recently must be grateful for the management of the hotel. As unemployment is one of the key factors affecting rise in crimes and social unrest within the society, fall in unemployment would surely contribute to harmony and spread of peace. However, infringing the rights of those staffs sacked on January 2009 might overshadow the reputation of Herathera management as we are still experiencing the adverse affects of global economic crisis.
Employing more staffs to Herathera, at a time when most of the companies are adhering to ‘redundancy’ as a policy to economize, is disputable. Some people believe that the current strategy of taking more of Hulhumeedhoo staffs up in Herathera is politically motivated. Mr. Ibrahim Zahid, who is a close ally of Yacht Tours Managing Director Mr. Jabir Abdulla, is reportedly contesting for Hulhumeedhoo constituency. Perhaps this could be the sole reason behind hiring more and more people from Hulhumeedhoo towards constitutional election.
Indeed this is a very important and inevitable move by the management of Herathera though. And it would have been much better if the eight employees, sacked due to the preceding economic crisis last January, were brought back to their positions accordingly.
