NE girls terminated from job without prior notice
Source: Hueiyen News Service / Newmai News Network

Dimapur, April 19 2013 : Two Northeast girls working at Magique Restaurant in Saket, Delhi were terminated from their jobs without prior notice.

The two girls were forced by their employer to give resignation letters, but the duo refused to give resignation letters as the decision was not on their own volition.

North East Helpline general secretary Dr.Alana Golmei and media incharge Bruce K.Thangkhal today visited the two victims at their residence in Delhi.

According to the two victims, Colney (27) and Boisy (21), they were working as hostess respectively in Magique Hospitality Private Limited, at the Garden of 5 Senses, Said-Ul-Ajaib (near Saket Metro), Delhi.

Colney has been working in Magique since 2008 and Boisy since 2012, Dr Alana Golmei and Bruce K Thangkhal said.

Colney told the NE Helpline that she took leave on March 27 and 28, 2013 with permission from her general manager Premjit Kumar.

However, when she informed the restaurant manager Puneet Saxena through phone, she was refused and being told to resign from the job immediately, as well as when she went to the workplace on March 29, 2013, according to the North East Helpline.

"I took leave on March 27 and 28, 2013 with your permission.

However, when I informed the restaurant manager Puneet Saxena through phone, he refused and told me to resign from the job immediately.

On March 29 when I joined my duty, Mr.Puneet Saxena shouted at me infront of many people, saying, 'I don't want to see your face and the company doesn't need you anymore, so give me resignation letter right now' .

I also informed our general manager Mr.Premjit Kumar but he turned down my request and said you must obey the order of Puneet Saxena since he is the restaurant manager" .

This was told by Colney to North East Helpline.

Dr Alana and Bruce then said, "While Boisy, who has not taken any leave nor absent from her job since the day she joined, was told directly to resign from her job by Suresh Sharma, HR manager on March 28, 2013" .

"Suresh told me, the company management had already decided, so you have to give your resignation letter," Boisy informed the NE Helpline.

"I begged politely and requested him that I will not resign and he should give me at least one-month prior notice.

I'm also having a family to support, I can't simply leave the company.

But if they are terminating me, they should give me a termination letter," Boisy told NE Helpline with tears in her eyes. The appointment letter produced by Boisy shows that the contract is for one year but she was terminated before completing her contract period, with still seven months to go.

According to her letter, Boisy joined Magique on October 5, 2012.Colney said she joined Magique on November 3, 2008 .

Though Colney has been working for the last five years, and is one of the senior-most hostesses and highest paid employee in Magique, has met the same fate with her colleague, Boisy.

The duo said that their managers were harassing them to submit resignation letter.

"Since we were terminated by them they should give us a termination letter and other necessary compensation as per the law of the company", the duo said.

Boisy, from Manipur and Colney, from Mizoram are now jobless since they were terminated from their job by Magique last month.

When NE Helpline general secretary Dr Alana Golmei talked to Mr.Premjit Kumar, general manager of Magique, he responded that Colney has not been terminated and she is still on job.

Boisy's contract period was over but Colney can continue her job if she wants, Mr.Premjit Kumar said.

However, Colney said she was afraid to join it again after such ill-treatment fearing that their managers would harass her in some kind or the other.

"Most of our North East boys and girls, who are working in restaurants, BPO, spa, bar, etc are subjected to all kinds of harassment by their managers and employers.

We have received so many complaints of such harassments.

It's time we take strong action against such managers," said Dr Alana Golmei.

North East Helpline urged to the concerned authorities to intervene in the case of two Northeast girls, who were terminated by Magique Hospitality Pvt Ltd without any reason.

The Helpline sternly demanded the employer to compensate the two victims with a three months salary as per law at the earliest.

The duo has been subjected to continuous pressure from the employer demanding resignation letter.

North East Helpline is a combined initiative of various human rights activists, social workers, students, journalists, and lawyers seeking to prevent harassment and abuses meted out to women, North East People, and tribal communities of different states.

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