Mano slams bank for suspending employees over event

26 May, 2018

Minister of National Coexistence Dialogue and Official Languages Mano Ganesan today slammed a private bank for suspending some of its employees over a war remembrance event.

Ganesan said the move by HNB was?deplorable and definitely a very bad corporate practice.

The bank had reportedly suspended some employees for holding a war remembrance event in the bank premises, without the approval of the top management.

#HNB suspending employees for conducting event for ?#remembering the #dead & who perished in the #war? is deplorable and definitely a very bad #corporate practice. #HNB motto is ?Partner in Progress?. Progress without humanism? Partnership with chauvinistic considerations?”?Ganesan tweeted.

The move also saw harsh reactions from civil society on social media. (Colombo Gazette)

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