INDIA Maruti CEO Says It's More Important to Protect Colleagues -- Locks Out Workers at Riot-hit Plant
Workers chased Maruti executives with iron bars, wooden sticks and car parts, smashed machinery and torched offices in a riot in which a manager burned to death and nearly 100 executives were injured, marking India's worst industrial violence in recent memory. India's top carmaker, Maruti Suzuki said it is locking out workers until the investigation is complete and action has been taken to guarantee a peaceful industrial climate. The rioting erupted as union and management were discussing disciplinary action against an employee who Maruti said assaulted a supervisor. Analysts estimate the shutdown could cost Maruti 700 million rupees or $13 million a day. Police have arrested nearly 100 workers and say some could face murder or attempted murder charges.
"What's more important is the safety of my colleagues than producing some cars to make some money," Maruti Suzuki India chair- man R.C. Bhargava said.
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MALAYSIA Cops Probing Workplace Brawl
Malaysian police are conducting an investigation into a fight between local and Korean workers at the Sabah Oil and Gas Terminal (SOGT) in Kimanis. According to police, the fight between about 30 local workers and an unspecified number of Korean workers left two hospitalized. The local group was reportedly unhappy over unpaid wages and poor treatment by the Korean firm. Officials said the dispute began when a Korean staffer reportedly reprimanded a senior local worker, and prevented him from entering the office to retrieve his belongings. The argument eventually turned into a physical fight between the Malaysian and the Korean workers. A fire was also intentionally set by some of the workers, destroying the company's office and a company vehicle. According to Sabah CID chief Senior Assistant Commander Omar Mammah, police are still trying to obtain additional information about the incident.
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SWEDEN Alert Issued After Explosive Discovered At Nuke Plant
Sweden raised the country's security alert for nuclear power plants recently after bomb sniffer dogs conducting a routine screening at an atomic power station detected explosives on a truck entering the facility. Bomb technicians said the material lacked an ignition device, meaning there was no danger of an explosion. The truck's driver was unaware of the explosives he was carrying in his vehicle and is not considered a suspect. Officers have been investigating possible sabotage but have no suspects and no clues pointing to possible perpetrators or motive. The explosives were found at the Ringhals facility, which is controlled by the energy companies Vattenfall and E.ON and is located near Goteborg, Sweden's second-largest city. It is one of 10 nuclear reactors providing about half of the country's electricity.
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New Stress Management Tool Helps Address Management Failure A free stress management tool to help equip managers with the skills to manage positively and prevent stress in their staff has been launched by the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD) and the Health and Safety Executive (HSE). CIPD research has identified stress as the number one cause of long-term sickness absence and poor management is one of the top causes of work-related stress. The tool, available on the CIPD/AXA PPP Employee health and wellbeing website, is designed to hold up a mirror to managers so they understand how their behavior impacts on the people they manage – and provides online learning materials to help them improve their management style. Continued on page 10
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