Mommy Cant Come Home For Christmas

Christmas to some maybe a time to spend for gifts for their children, nephew or niece, for brothers and sisters or for god-children. To some, Christmas is a time to renew your religious vows. Others would mean to see their family way back home because they are working hundred miles.

So this Christmas after our mid-night dinner from a friends house, everyone is noisy, everyone is jolly, everyone is singing their favorite songs in videoke machines. Everyone is happy!

However, I accidentally saw a chat from my friends laptop. Seeing their exchanges of messages nearly broke my heart. I can not imagine how painful it is for her to experience what she has to undergo knowing the fact that she has done everything to make sure she can have her salary in time for Christmas so she could go home in the province to see her children.

So here's the whole story:

My friends co-worker lost her ATM Card approximately 2 months ago. So she was told by the HR PERSONNEL to submit an affidavit of lost which she did. She waited and continue to do her usual work load. After so many cut-off's that has passed, after so many weeks of follow-ups, to no avail her ATM CARD is still not available. In the week of December 25 she was told that her ATM CARD would be release on December 25th. So she planned what kind of gifts she would buy for her children whom she never saw for many months. She wanted to be with her children on the said Christmas Day where every family is usually happy, the only time she had wished to be with her children.

I would say, her children would be very much happy to see their mother on these very special occasion. I imagined her children would be laughing and really really happy 1. to see their mom which they haven't see for many months and 2. opening their Christmas gift from their Mom and 3. having a complete happy family on noche buena.

However, a very unfortunate event, she then visited the HR department with a very high hopes that after her office hour she could immediately pack her things and ride a bus going home. She was told that her ATM with almost 2 months salary and her 13th month pay is not yet available.

Now, she is sleeping in the companies sleeping quarter because she can't go home. She is spending her Christmas in the office at the sleeping quarter alone.

How would the HR Person feel if this happens to him/her?

My advise for them is to consult the Department of Labor of Employment.