Nigerian law firm threatens to withhold Salaries of employees without a PVC
A law firm in Anambra state has revealed plans to without the salaries of their employees without a Permanent Voters Card (PVC).
A lawyer with handle @itzmunachi took to Twitter to share a copy of the internal memo released to this effect.
The firm declared June 9 and 10 as a work-free day for their employees to go register and get their PVCS ahead of the general elections in 2023.
According to the memo, anyone who doesn’t have a PVC will not be paid their salary from henceforth.
Read the memo below,
This has sparked tons of reactions from netizens who opined that it’s not a good move because they are literally threatening their employees.
@okike_ wrote,
“Law firm but you’re trampling on people’s fundamental human right? I think a better way would have been to incentivize it for them. Give everyone who presents their PVC with as little as 1,000 and watch magic happen”
@tireni_codeguru wrote,
“God will provide better job for anyone that works in this kind of organization.”
@meenah_j wrote,
“Yh this isn’t the way. Withholding people’s salary is not just extreme buh callous.”
@ogar_godwin wrote,
“Extremism at play.
This can easily result to law suit. You can’t force someone to vote. I highly doubt PVC registration was a term in the contract of employment.
The principal, being a lawyer should know better.”