Zenith Bank Fires 300 IT Staffs Without Prior Notice

In an unprecedented move, management of Zenith Bank Nigeria today 25th of July 2011,  sent no less than 350 system administrators into the labor market without prior warning. The system administrators who handle the IT requirements of all zenith branches were all sacked today. In some months past, it was discovered that most of their job functions were being reassigned to Customer service officers and Head of operations, leaving the System admins with little or nothing to do. So it didn't really come as a shock to discerning minds when they were handed their sack letters today. The most pitiful part of it is that these are people who aren't full staff but were hired by an outsourcing firm called PEOPLESPLUS. Most of these sys admins have spent nothing less than 5 years in service of the bank but were today shown the way out with little more than a months salary in lieu of notice. The only IT staff in Zenith bank today are those who are in the Head office in Victoria Island. Our sources tell us that this is just the first stage in the massive retrenchment going on in zenith bank as the people who are the next target are the bulk cash counters who will soon be shown the way out with the sanusi's cashless society as an excuse.

I was once a victim of this some years ago when i was working with an NGO. These guys feels there's no use for System Administrators since most of their employed staff can type on the computer, they see it as a waste of most, but what they fail to realise is that there's more to what meets the eye. I had to move on with life by establishing my own IT Firm. Go to computer village, everybody there claims 2 be computer literate, where they know nada.

Posted: at 26-07-2011 06:28 PM (13 years ago) | Upcoming

Na so dem dey do,nah God go punish them..

Posted: at 27-07-2011 12:12 AM (13 years ago) | Upcoming

Not a good news.

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Posted: at 27-07-2011 01:35 AM (13 years ago) | Gistmaniac

These banks are there to make money so they will do whatever it takes
to achieve that goal.

Posted: at 27-07-2011 01:53 AM (13 years ago) | Gistmaniac

@tobeili: who would start a business not to make profit?

It happens everywhere in the world, people are losing jobs. So guys, pick up your papers or start your firm. Goodluck to y'all.

Posted: at 27-07-2011 02:26 AM (13 years ago) | Upcoming

At list they suppose to give them notice before sacking

Posted: at 27-07-2011 05:26 AM (13 years ago) | Gistmaniac

chai...Dat means lyk 50 of them fit turn armed robberz... Jez..Diz ppl wicked sha

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Posted: at 27-07-2011 08:01 AM (13 years ago) | Upcoming

In a quest to reduce unemployment in the country, more so, unemployment is being created, then blaming it on a flimsy decision made by Sanusi. God help this country!! :'( :'( :'( :'(

Posted: at 27-07-2011 08:43 AM (13 years ago) | Gistmaniac

 

Posted: at 27-07-2011 09:21 AM (13 years ago) | Newbie

ha, labour mkt is flooded again.

Posted: at 27-07-2011 09:49 AM (13 years ago) | Hero