Read the content of the letter he received from his director Trevor Mannell below;
'You have been in my employ for several years and I have always done my very best to look after you, frequently helping you out when you called on me for assistance. With our friendship in mind, I have spoken to you and expressed my very deep concerns about your trip to Nigeria.
Mr Ogunnoiki was told to stay away from his zero hours contract job with Stout Security in Pendennis Dockyard
Director Trevor Mannell of Stout Security LTD (whose HQ in St Austell, Cornwall, is the mustard coloured building on left) wrote to Mr Ogunnoiki supporting 'concerns' of his colleagues Mr Ogunnoiki might have Ebola
Mr Ogunnoiki received a text message from Stout Security LTD saying it was 'a problem' he travelled to Nigeria
Several members of staff have now voiced their concerns about the possibility of your carrying the Ebola virus back with you and have made it very clear that they are extremely reluctant to work with you on your return.One member of staff has even written a clear and concise letter stating the concerns of your work colleagues. In this case I have to support their concerns - especially as I have already voiced them personally to you.
In order to allay any fears that you are a carrier for this deadly virus, I feel I cannot allow you to return to work until you have been back in the United Kingdom for three weeks - which is the incubation period. I must also request that you visit your doctor on your return and get a clean bill of health before you can start work with us.
I am very sorry about this Sam but everyone works in close proximity together and I have to put the concerns of the majority first.”
Mr Ogunnoiki described his employers move as discrimination. He says;
'It's just discrimination. I have worked at Stout since moving to Cornwall in 2006 when I married my wife, who is English. I went to the Port Health Authority and they told me there was no problem with visiting my mother in Nigeria so I went and came back on Saturday. I then got the letter and a text from Mr Mannell saying he couldn't allow me to return to work in case I had Ebola. I was scanned for Ebola in Nigeria and everything came back fine. But my boss told me I must be in quarantine for 21 days and cannot come to work.
Nigeria does not have Ebola but he said I have to be cleared. There is this stigma surrounding me now. It's just ignorance and a nightmare because I cannot work. I'm a British citizen. My wife does the same job as me and I saw her at the weekend and she has been allowed to work, but if she has been in contact with me she would have Ebola too.There is no justification for this at all.'
I doubt I'll get any more work at the security firm. 'It's a problem. I don't know what I'm going to do for work now. I don't want to go on benefits. But I doubt I'll get any more work at the security firm. It's a problem.'
(Credit: Dailymail)
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