Rai Plywoods promises to pay workers;admits to financial challenges!
The Rai Plywoods Kenya Ltd/Image courtesy
Two days after the Hubzmedia published the outcry of employees at the Rai Plywoods Kenya Ltd that’s on the verge of closure, The Company’s management has admitted that it is currently going through financial challenges but has promised to pay their workers delayed salaries.
In an Internal Memorandum circulated to the staff of Rai Plywoods on 12th April , the Human Resource Manager Henry A. Okola says the current financial situation at the company started way back in February 2018 when the Kenya Government imposed a ban on Logging.
The management further attributes the situation to Covid-19 business disruptions.
“Under those circumstances the company’s Plywood and block board lines are currently not operating, we hope the ban on logging will be lifted” reads part of the memo.
However the management in what appears to be an attempt to gag the employees from raising concerns over mismanagement and salary delays, Mr Okola The Human resource manager has directed Heads of departments at the company to enforce strict discipline among workers who will now risk firing if found not communicating their grievances out of the company’s set out communication channels.
“ aware there are times when grievances will arise either individually or collectively ,they should be directed to established channels of communication, or The HR department ,shouting or engaging in any other unruly behavior will be construed as indiscipline and necessary action will be taken”
The company has however assured the employees It will meet its financial obligations which includes payment of salaries and other dues and implored upon the employees to exercise patience whenever there are delays in meeting those obligations.
The Rai Plywoods, once a leading manufacturer and supplier of Veneer & Ordinary, Plywood, Clipboards, Doors, Block boards, Ceiling boards, Melamine boards, Parquet flooring, furniture, Polypropylene woven bags is suffering from poor management and lack of raw materials.
The company has fired most of its over 3,000 employees and currently has a work force of less than 300.
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