Office activities and banking operations in some branches of Diamond Bank Plc have been slowed down as staff of the bank laid-off yesterday are regrouping to challenge their sack by the management of the bank National Mirror was informed that Association of Banks, Insurance and Financial Institutions (ASSBIFI) and National Union of Banks, Insurance and Financial Institutions Employees have expressed worry over the sack of its members in the bank and are gearing to picket the bank if the management of the bank does change its mine on the issue.

A statement by the bank it has concluded its Annual Performance Review exercise in line with global best practices where companies or institutions intermittently review their human resource talent as a means of achieving their corporate growth agenda.

According to Mrs. Ayona Trimnell, Head, Corporate Communications, Diamond Bank Plc, “The recent performance review is an annual exercise for us in Diamond as we seek to continuously recognize and reward members of staff who have excelled. We believe that a Bank’s performance is linked to the quality of the staff it retains.

As such, we have promoted over 650 staff members who have excelled in their performance as well as disengage 61 members of staff who performed poorly in the last financial year.” The statement also indicated that the performance review exercise is hinged on the Bank’s Enterprise Assessment Framework called the Balanced Score Card.

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