Nigerian man banned from work in the UKafter visiting Nigeria

<center><img border="0" height="300" src=" https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhALJ_7aAK7gQyvJus_QfdacRgEO1MNFj2B1HSZDF4N8vmvlRdeshItnqsPvjdzhQplDlzwcbrpt5V8MA-DF_oAbAxHOWhfwwbwLjYhyKb8UaQ1R1dA01EmxKqnpN7oqqz7vSuDZsOMW-x8/s1600/unnamed.jpg " width="250"> </a></center><br/>Sam Ogunnoiki, who works as a security guard<br/>at Stout Security Ltd headquartered in<br/>Cornwall, UK, has been told not to go to work<br/>over fears he may have Ebola after visiting<br/>Nigeria.<br/>The 46 year old British citizen, faces a three-<br/>week quarantine from his employers who told<br/>him that he needs to get the all-clear from a<br/>British doctor before he can go back to work.<br/>Below is the letter (in full) his direct boss sent<br/>to him<br/>"I have spoken to you and expressed my very<br/>deep concerns about your trip to Nigeria.<br/>Several members of staff have now voiced<br/>their concerns about the possibility of your<br/>carrying the Ebola virus back with you and<br/>have made it very clear that they are<br/>extremely reluctant to work with you on your<br/>return." Continue...<br/>One member of staff has even written a clear<br/>and concise letter stating the concerns of<br/>your work colleagues. In this case I have to<br/>support their concerns especially as I have<br/>already voiced them personally to you. In<br/>order to allay any fears that you are a carrier<br/>for this deadly virus I feel I cannot allow you<br/>to return to work until you have been back in<br/>the United Kingdom for three weeks, which is<br/>the incubation period. I must also request<br/>that you visit your doctor on your return and<br/>get a clean bill of health before you can start<br/>work with us. I am very sorry about this Sam<br/>but everyone works in close proximity<br/>together and I have to put the concerns of<br/>the majority first.’<br/>Sam, who said he's on a zero-hours contract<br/>now worries about not being paid. He said:<br/>‘Nigeria does not have Ebola but he said I<br/>have to be cleared. There is this stigma<br/>surrounding me now – it’s just ignorance<br/>and a nightmare because I cannot work. I’m<br/>a British citizen. There is no justification for<br/>this at all.’<br/>The boss who sent the letter, Mr Mannell, later<br/>defended his position saying:<br/>‘I did send Sam a letter saying anyone<br/>returning from any African countries for<br/>safety reasons cannot work for three weeks<br/>afterwards. I know Nigeria is Ebola-free but I<br/>don’t know where he’s travelled. My problem<br/>is that Pendennis [shipyard], which I have a<br/>contract with, sent me an email saying they<br/>cannot have anyone working there that’s<br/>been in contact with Sam."<br/>Source: Metro UK

Nigerian man banned from work in the UKafter visiting Nigeria

Sam Ogunnoiki, who works as a security guard at Stout Security Ltd headquartered in Cornwall, UK, has been told not to go to work over fear...

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