Friday, November 19, 2010

NUBE demands 80 months bonus for Maybank clerical staff

KUALA LUMPUR: The National Union of Bank Employees (NUBE), which represents commercial banks' clerical and non-clerical staff in Peninsular Malaysia, is demanding an 80-month bonus arrears for the last 10 years for its 5,000 members in Maybank.

Union secretary-general J. Solomon said the demand was based on the premise that similar bonuses were paid by the bank to its executive staff over the last 10 years.

While NUBE was proud that Malaysian corporations were doing well, however recognition and rewards should be equal for all categories of workers, he told Bernama here on Friday, Nov 19.

'For the first quarter of this year, Maybank's profits had surpassed the RM1 billion mark, and NUBE members also contributed to this and as such, should be'' duly rewarded,' he said.

On Oct 14, the union had written a letter to the bank with the demand, but'' had yet to receive a reply, he added. ' Bernama


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