Naza Automotive Manufacturing – 20 former staff lodge a complaint against company at industrial court

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Back in August, it was reported that Naza Automotive Manufacturing (NAM) laid off a significant portion of its workforce at its assembly plant in Gurun, Kedah. The exercise involved 225 staff members as well as 30 from the NAM Committee.

Now, 20 former NAM employees have lodged a complaint against the company at the Industrial Relations Office in Alor Setar. The group, led by former Naza Workers Union (PEKENA) vice-president Mohammad Hanif Azmi, claimed that the company had not complied with certain articles in its 2014-2017 collective agreement, Bernama reports.

Mohammad Hanif said that NAM had not complied with Article 10 of the agreement, and stated that PEKENA had not been invited to discuss the issue of downsizing or the termination of staff, and that instead, they were given a 24-hour notice of termination.

“We understand the economic situation now, the currency fell, but they should have discussed the matter with us first. Most of us didn’t find jobs because of age factor,” he told reporters. He added that 80% of those laid off had still not found new jobs.

He also claimed that the company had violated Article 50, which stated that should the company have to carry out an employee retrenchment exercise, it had to work on the first-in, last-out principle. “Many of us who were laid off have worked between five and 13 years and had good working performance,” he said.

The NAM plant, which has been in operation since 2004 and which until the retrenchment exercise had a workforce of around 1,000, assembles Peugeot and Kia models for the domestic market.

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Comments

  • NAP is one of the factors?

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  • Free AP also Sack Ah? on Oct 09, 2015 at 3:21 pm

    Naza get everything free. AP system now over 25 years. Each year Naza get thousands of AP. One AP worth RM50k if you sell paper value. If you bring car in and sell, each AP can make you about RM300k clean profit for each car sold.

    Let us assume no car is sold. Just paper value of the AP.
    You calculate that with 20 years with few thousand free AP per year. In total, more than RM50 billion.

    You get free AP also, you still want to sack 300 people

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  • Wahai Orang Orang Kampung on Oct 09, 2015 at 3:22 pm

    Sedarlah Orang Kampung. 300 Pekerja ini bangsa anda. Bila tak guna lagi, kena buang macam sampah.

    Sedarlah.

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  • puttt on Oct 09, 2015 at 3:23 pm

    some said korean car are better equip and worth than any japs car

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  • xxXxxXxx on Oct 09, 2015 at 3:28 pm

    Your work performance not good they fire you, it’s reality.

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  • Thanks Gov , PM and BN.

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  • Pekerja Proton on Oct 09, 2015 at 3:57 pm

    Working at Proton still better

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  • Dr Mamak on Oct 09, 2015 at 3:57 pm

    That’s why i don’t buy from AP King.

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  • Ravi Kumar on Oct 09, 2015 at 4:05 pm

    Get a life and move on. They are running a business and need to make money. There is no fast and fixed rule that it is last in first out. A company should never unions and they only will interfere and ruin the company.Look at MAS. Sorry for being mean. I have been thru it and moved on and not waiting for hand outs.

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  • AdaOtakRajin on Oct 09, 2015 at 6:42 pm

    Aiyoo…
    Kerja Rajin Rajin.
    Org kenal dan industri kenal sebagai orang rajin.
    Nanti cari kerja lain senang.
    Tak ada kerja di Naza, company lain ada, tak ada kerja di Malaysia, negara lain ada …
    Rezeki ada di mana-mana …

    Focus your energy di tempat yg sepatutnya.
    Jgn asyik nak kena suap. Ini business …

    Mcm mana la tenaga kerja Malaysia mau maju kalau begini …

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  • Black Dog on Oct 09, 2015 at 7:55 pm

    as a boss, who will u fire first? Of course those lazy, non productive ones lah!

    Jika jam kerja, kerja lah betul-betul!

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    • downsizing on Oct 09, 2015 at 10:27 pm

      Even if they perform as good as others, they would still be choosen if their salary paid at higher rate compared to others.

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  • Jobless on Oct 09, 2015 at 8:55 pm

    The management should bear the responsibilties tat resulted in loss of profits and market shares..just read buyers of their cars and u will know how angry they were at the level of quality and services..therefore the management is the one who should be sacked

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  • We better boycott NAZA’s Kia and Puegeot.
    DRB Hicom, why dont take in this 5 to 13 years experience with Good Performance Staff?

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  • Complacency had seen its day.
    The time has come for the bubble to burst.
    Time to wakes up.
    Nothing stays the same, forever.

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  • seancorr (Member) on Oct 10, 2015 at 1:16 am

    Those are some serious allegations and if proved correct the company will be held responsible.

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  • Ram Leone on Aug 28, 2017 at 4:54 pm

    Well the people managing the business badly still have their jobs, business class tickets, unlimited entertainment. They blame the economy, the market, the product but the reality is that much of the contraction has to do with continuously poor management with no intervention from the shareholders. So cutting the jobs of innocent, hardworking welders, painters, fitters, logistics guys, towtruck drivers is the easiest thing to do. Many more in the retail side, branches but they were given 2 months salary or so and sent packing. Most welcomed the release so it’s not in the news. Media like Anthony Lim should do more research. Investigative journalism lah bro!

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