800 workers from the former Afribank Plc (now Mainstreet Bank) got their pink slips on Friday, June 22, 2012.
The firing came despite being told by the federal government and organised labour to keep staff on the payroll until disputes between management and staff were resolved. A few days earlier, discussions between the Ministry of Labour and Productivity, organised labour and the bank’s management over the “outstanding gratuity of staff of the defunct Afribank” according to the our source took place in Abuja.
On Monday the union requested that the fired staff be returned immediately to work, calling the dismissals illegal and carried out outside of the normal procedure. They threatened to bring the bank to a halt if the request was not granted.
Those fired were shut out of the bank’s computer network, and in some cases, out of their offices, and told to wait for the full details of their dismissal in an e-mail.
According to the our source, 800 members of staff were dismissed, “over 650 were members of the Association of Senior Staff of Banks, Insurance and Financial Institutions, ASSBIFI, affiliated to the Trade Union Congress of Nigeria, TUC, while the rest were members of the National Union of Banks, Insurance and Financial Employees, NUBIFIE, affiliated to Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC.”
At a briefing, yesterday, Secretary-General of TUC, Chief John Kolawole, said: “The Trade Union Congress of Nigeria (TUC) views this act of Management of Mainstreet Bank Ltd as the height of provocation and lawlessness which is condemnable. Consequently, TUC unequivocally states and demands the reversal of these terminations and other anti-labour acts immediately, failing which TUC will mobilise all its affiliates, allies and resources to shut down completely the operations of the bank nationwide.”
He added “We are therefore appealing to all well-meaning Nigerians, Hon. Minister of Labour and Productivity, Governor of Central Bank of Nigeria, Director-General, Nigeria Deposit Insurance Cooperation (NDIC), The Managing Director, Asset Management Company of Nigeria(AMCON), Acting Inspector General of Police to prevail on the Management of the Bank before the bubble bursts.”
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Posted: at 26-06-2012 10:17 AM (11 years ago) | Addicted Hero
paul4daddykalu at 26-06-2012 10:45 AM (11 years ago) (m)
Make una better recruits those poor intelligent ones with correct credentials instead of those ones with fake documents looking for connection.
Posted: at 26-06-2012 10:45 AM (11 years ago) | Gistmaniac
aso4life1 at 26-06-2012 10:51 AM (11 years ago) (m)
I hear Naija, I cry........why the sackings? so they want the staffs to start robbery gangs? This Lamido Haram sef, I am suspecting him since he receive the Chieftancy title from the Emir recently, I think he is up to something, he should be investigated.
if u attack my papa house, I'll retaliate but if you are peace loving,I will embrace you
Posted: at 26-06-2012 10:51 AM (11 years ago) | Hero
Sophyrocks at 26-06-2012 12:05 PM (11 years ago) (f)
Mehn! Dis is serious. Bank wrk is nw temporary. Anybody wey dey wrk 4 bank wey get sense make e stil find anoda wrk bcos anytin can happen. Al dese sacking here n dere is increasing crime.
Life is damn too short to be sitting around miserable.
Posted: at 26-06-2012 12:05 PM (11 years ago) | Gistmaniac
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