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Re: Help Union Bank Unjustly Terminated My Appointment! by Aadeyinka(m): 4:48pm On Jun 27, 2015
it is a pity such happened, similar case is mine only not in bank sector but IT sector" Internet Servive Provider globally", suddenly i was denied access too @ office/work, on asking why from HR , he said order from above after served the company 10yrs, over a year now no reason was ever spell out, i felt unjustly fire, all effort to redress failed"as they can bribe unburn baby to get ahead of any issue" my brother 99% of the world is currupt, human right or lawyers will always have a good begining but case also die half way when bribed. Now i have diverted to car hire business @ Airport and am doing fine making cool money the dude can not offer ,God has plan for moving u forward, thank God u are not rope in fraud case, u are alive to testify God glory, seek employment in other banks and God will help u.

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Re: Help Union Bank Unjustly Terminated My Appointment! by sped1oro(m): 4:48pm On Jun 27, 2015
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Re: Help Union Bank Unjustly Terminated My Appointment! by Akamaka: 4:51pm On Jun 27, 2015
Oasoremi:
I was also a Union bank staff until yesterday and as the writer rightly said, no prior issue, last performance report sent to marketers June 17- I was doing 95.4%. No threat, nothing! I also got my confirmation in April and the 2 years bond we signed was meant to lapse in December.

Dear house, this is injustice, the letter read 'Termination of appointment' - then I asked, on what ground?

Please we need help and advice from fellow bankers and legal practitioners. How do i get them to change the caption of the letter
Please get them to change it to" services no longer required" if u kn it is not related to any crime. Am sure they will change it. Termination of appointment is bad.

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Re: Help Union Bank Unjustly Terminated My Appointment! by Larryjay4u: 4:52pm On Jun 27, 2015
Caracta:


Thought i was the only person raising eyebrows at that.

There are things he is actually not telling us.

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Re: Help Union Bank Unjustly Terminated My Appointment! by Caracta(f): 4:58pm On Jun 27, 2015
But really, why deny access? It's so annoying. Someone shows up at work in the morning smiling and hugging everyone, sits, grabs a cup of coffee and tries to log in. Next thing: "access denied" or "invalid user". Kaput! Isn't that a form of emotional abuse? By the time you try 5 times, you start shaking.



@jaybee3, when is the party?

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Re: Help Union Bank Unjustly Terminated My Appointment! by justkaycee1(m): 5:00pm On Jun 27, 2015
I empathise. However you had a role in it. Are your academic, birth and professional certificates cooked? What did your referees say about you? As well as your alma mater and previous employers? See bros, when it comes to a very professional and regulated profession like banking, it goes beyond just your on - the - job activities. Search for the answers. You will find them.

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Re: Help Union Bank Unjustly Terminated My Appointment! by tunergy(m): 5:01pm On Jun 27, 2015
Oasoremi:
I was also a Union bank staff until yesterday and as the writer rightly said, no prior issue, last performance report sent to marketers June 17- I was doing 95.4%. No threat, nothing! I also got my confirmation in April and the 2 years bond we signed was meant to lapse in December.

Dear house, this is injustice, the letter read 'Termination of appointment' - then I asked, on what ground?

Please we need help and advice from fellow bankers and legal practitioners. How do i get them to change the caption of the letter

Pele.
Re: Help Union Bank Unjustly Terminated My Appointment! by cosxzbay: 5:03pm On Jun 27, 2015
Sadly and unfortunate, you are just one of the staff affacted by your bank lay off process. It has nothing to do with performance in quote but a lot to do with how significant and strategic your job function plays in the bank. If your profile in the bank system is link to hugh deposits or potential ones I guess it would have made a difference and save your job. However, times are so hard for the banking industry in Nigeria and a lot of banks will lay off staffs because of the economic blight.
I understand how you feel but look at the other options and move on. it's time to use the network you gain while working to secure a new job

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Re: Help Union Bank Unjustly Terminated My Appointment! by cosxzbay: 5:08pm On Jun 27, 2015
justkaycee1:
I empathise. However you had a role in it. Are your academic, birth and professional certificates cooked? What did your referees say about you? As well as your alma mater and previous employers? See bros, when it comes to a very professional and regulated profession like banking, it goes beyond just your on - the - job activities. Search for the answers. You will find them.
I don't get your questions....someone has been confirmed and you are asking of non salient points. Must you commen?
Re: Help Union Bank Unjustly Terminated My Appointment! by RennyX: 5:15pm On Jun 27, 2015
goke4all:
I feel your pain. First contact your HR to find out what happened and get a lawyer to write the Bank.

I work in a bank and I know a good bank won't terminate a performer just like that unless you are not telling us the full story. Do you have a DC case?
Re: Help Union Bank Unjustly Terminated My Appointment! by ceasare: 5:19pm On Jun 27, 2015
cosxzbay:
Sadly and unfortunate, you are just one of the staff affacted by your bank lay off process. It has nothing to do with performance in quote but a lot to do with how significant and strategic your job function plays in the bank. If your profile in the bank system is link to hugh deposits or potential ones I guess it would have made a difference and save your job. However, times are so hard for the banking industry in Nigeria and a lot of banks will lay off staffs because of the economic blight.
I understand how you feel but look at the other options and move on. it's time to use the network you gain while working to secure a new job

Boss u ve said it all .d economy is in a bad state and most multinationals in the oil n gas, construction and other industries as well as banks hv been downsizing to reduce their overheads so OP just use ur lil resources n energy to start something productive for itself n pray God blesses ur hustle!

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Re: Help Union Bank Unjustly Terminated My Appointment! by tunergy(m): 5:27pm On Jun 27, 2015
Op, its one of those things.
As Long as you are not the owner of the business or company, your appointment can be terminated at any time, JUST LIKE YOU CAN RESIGN ANYTIME TOO according to your terms of engagement. Vis-à-vis:
A. 1 month notice from either party,
B. 1 month Basic salary in lieu of notice from both parties.

-Were you paid In lieu of notice?
-Did you have any prior work experience before joining the bank?
-During your interview, did you promise to bring some big accounts and business which were later impossible to accomplish?
-During your Interview, did you give false accounts of your experience? Or lied about your position so you can a higher one?
-While working were there incidents/Incidence of caution from your supervisors or superiors?

The reasons for termination is quite wide, however please note that when the bank wants to cut cost due to economic situations, they streamline and some performing staff will be deemed surplus to requirement, not because they are not good but because the bank can't mafford to keep them on their payrol.


Whichever is your case, i will Advise you pick yourself up, dust yourself and move up in Life.

My 50kobo!
Re: Help Union Bank Unjustly Terminated My Appointment! by GboyegaD(m): 5:30pm On Jun 27, 2015
Perhaps the bank is downsizing and in most cases, there is no basis for termination in that case. However, if it is your case alone, take it up with HR to know why your appointment was terminated.
Re: Help Union Bank Unjustly Terminated My Appointment! by danla44(m): 5:34pm On Jun 27, 2015
Bros....

Don't brother wasting your precious time, there is no "JOB SECURITY" in banking industry, this is something we all know. They have been paying you armed-robbers salary for more 12 months and you never share your experience about how you are satisfy with the monetary reward, now that they sacked you are bringing the incident to our notice.

Pls just take heart and look for another job.

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Re: Help Union Bank Unjustly Terminated My Appointment! by Adesiji77: 5:49pm On Jun 27, 2015
ednut1:
union bank is fond of dis. bro move on other better banks are out der

Bro, the bolded is not peculiar to Union Bank...there is no such thing as "job security" in any bank right now. Few weeks ago, the appointment of a senior colleague who we all perceived as a "super-performer" was terminated abruptly.

Apparently, no one is indispensable in a "capitalist" economy as long as wealth is being maximized.

Even before now, virtually all banks disengage staff periodically. These things happen in other sectors of the economy and it is indeed, very sad.

Diamond Bank usually does that around April of every year, Stanbic IBTC also used to do that every September. There was a "tsunami" there few months ago, same for Skye Bank, Mainstreet Bank, Enterprise Bank, etc.

Some other banks do theirs "quietly". Many instances can be cited here. Banks are out to save costs and make as much money as possible.

We can only encourage the OP and pray that God opens better opportunities for him and others that were similarly affected.

For the rest of us who are still there, it should be a lesson to us all because we are not better than those who have been disengaged. Plan B has to be in place... embarassed

Sudden unemployment is a terrible thing! sad

CC: 234GT, Slydog, Rilwayne001

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Re: Help Union Bank Unjustly Terminated My Appointment! by koladebrainiac(m): 5:52pm On Jun 27, 2015
goke4all:
I feel your pain. First contact your HR to find out what happened and get a lawyer to write the Bank.

I work in a bank and I know a good bank won't terminate a performer just like that unless you are not telling us the full story. Do you have a DC case?
He should find out if he is profitable. There are different between getting good grade as a branch manager and profitability. Bank managers are majorly being appraised based on their profitability. Branch as one entity and employee performance. In my bank,u must get in line between the two and the bigger clog in forging ahead is attitude- maybe one way or the other mystery shoppers have set u up and found u incapable of doing things their own ways. Bank is one funny place to work with.there is no clear cut of how one is reasonably being appraised. If union bank is not profitable,they may lay off their staff. Tho ur case as u stated it sounds so unbelievable. But if u get around there might be mix up somewhere. Maybe its not ur appraisal,maybe u mistaken for someone else maybe some sees u as over ambitious or something- there gat to be something bro-look deep,u did something bad I guess.

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Re: Help Union Bank Unjustly Terminated My Appointment! by upuphim(m): 5:55pm On Jun 27, 2015
There's so much insanity in the banking sector. They use unknown yardstick to lay off staff. Whoever disagrees with me should find out from their friends if Bank do state good reasons for sack. What you will get is Management decides bla..... Bla..... Bla. @poster, start making efforts to get another bank job but as soon as you get it, start building your personal business. Banking job is full of insecurity. Check for Ikechukwu Opara on Facebook. He has information on Zenith recruitment if you meets the condition.

Meanwhile, APC led government should look into this Bank sacking of staff as it is not creating job in line with the party campaign promises. Before now was mass sack at Skye and Mainstreet before full take over by Skye (That reminds me, who knows how a small Skye Bank was able to buy big Mainstreet bank). I don't know if Gtbank has done their annual May sacking of staff.

I call on CBN Governor to check unnecessary competition and rivals in Nigerian Banks.

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Re: Help Union Bank Unjustly Terminated My Appointment! by ednut1(m): 5:59pm On Jun 27, 2015
Adesiji77:


Bro, the bolded is not peculiar to Union Bank...there is no such thing as "job security" in any bank right now. Few weeks ago, the appointment of a senior colleague who we all perceived as a "super-performer" was terminated abruptly.

Apparently, no one is indispensable in a "capitalist" economy as long as wealth is being maximized.

Even before now, virtually all banks disengage staff periodically. These things happen in other sectors of the economy and it is indeed, very sad.

Diamond Bank usually does that around April of every year, Stanbic IBTC also used to do that every September. There was a "tsunami" there few months ago, same for Skye Bank, Mainstreet Bank, Enterprise Bank, etc.

Some other banks do theirs "quietly". Many instances can be cited here. Banks are out to save costs and make as much money as possible.

We can only encourage the OP and pray that God opens better opportunities for him and others that were similarly affected.

For the rest of us who are still there, it should be a lesson to us all because we are not better than those who have been disengaged. Plan B has to be in place... embarassed

Sudden unemployment is a terrible thing! sad

CC: 234GT, Slydog, Rilwayne001
fond of it. i meant the staff get to find out they hv been sacked when they can no longer log in. dats crude
Re: Help Union Bank Unjustly Terminated My Appointment! by Adesiji77: 6:01pm On Jun 27, 2015
ednut1:
fond of it. i meant the staff get to find out they hv been sacked when they can no longer log in. dats crude

Bros, I have seen it happen in at least 2 other banks that I have worked. It is a very sad tale...
Re: Help Union Bank Unjustly Terminated My Appointment! by ednut1(m): 6:05pm On Jun 27, 2015
Adesiji77:


Bros, I have seen it happen in at least 2 other banks that I have worked. It is a very sad tale...

sadly most pple dont hv plan b, or time for plan b.it is well o
Re: Help Union Bank Unjustly Terminated My Appointment! by Nobody: 6:13pm On Jun 27, 2015
Caracta:


After training school? With no form of experience? That's a wow!

Some cash centres have entry level staff as the highest grade staff (others contract staff )and somehow, they become managers. I've seen that happen, but its not in their bank profile .

Or
The manager could be on leave and she is the next top ranking staff, she becomes the manager.
If you walk up to that location and ask for the manager, though there maybe other more experienced staff that are contract staff you are refered to the most senior full staff it happens,

Am not trying to make case for her here, she could be lying or saying the truth. Manager by position and not by grade.

Looking at it from another angle, I don't know union bank to be so into contract staff like gtb and UBA. So, I may have to doubt along with you.

This piece of advise is for every public servant, whether you work in a bank, oil coy , it firm or even civil service, you should not see your work as an end to a means. You can be fired anytime. What matters is if you have alt plan in case the end come. I learnt this from my mum. She told us 'ugo olu oyibo by na azu is ka a na eti ya.' Interpreting it literily, 'The feather (glory) of public/civil service is put at the back of the cap.' So that when it falls off, you don't get to notice it that much.
From the first day you get your employment letter, know that you will leave one day, either by retirement, termination or even death. Start planning from day 1. Make sure that at every point in time, u have money that can take care of you for at least 6months. Ask yourself if I am told to leave today, what next? The issue of thinking of suicide occurs to only ppl that have not thought of this.

I work in a bank, but I don't blame banks nowadays for taking some drastic decisions. Most bank branches are making losses. Income lines are shrinking. Expectation are high from stakeholders. Cost of doing business is rising. If you cannot make profit, you cut your cost and the easiest cost to cut is staff cost.

I see this issue of cutting staff cost from the business sense. If I am a bank MD, will I not take such decision to stay afloat?

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Re: Help Union Bank Unjustly Terminated My Appointment! by matingo(f): 6:19pm On Jun 27, 2015
My husband has been a banker for the past eight years and what I can say about bank job is that you take one day at a time, you don't know what might happen tomorrow. They give unachievable targets and threaten workers with termination, there's nothing to do except to pray not to get sacked and if that happens, it's still prayer for a better job.
Re: Help Union Bank Unjustly Terminated My Appointment! by smasher1(m): 6:30pm On Jun 27, 2015
mercylicious:


She could be a branch mgr of a cash centre
The cash centre will be also attached to another branch.
Branch manager, as in marketing, or operations?
It's a big risk whichever way.
Re: Help Union Bank Unjustly Terminated My Appointment! by Nobody: 6:32pm On Jun 27, 2015
Oasoremi:
I was also a Union bank staff until yesterday and as the writer rightly said, no prior issue, last performance report sent to marketers June 17- I was doing 95.4%. No threat, nothing! I also got my confirmation in April and the 2 years bond we signed was meant to lapse in December.

Dear house, this is injustice, the letter read 'Termination of appointment' - then I asked, on what ground?

Please we need help and advice from fellow bankers and legal practitioners. How do i get them to change the caption of the letter

So pathetic. I just noticed both of you are new hires since you were confirmed April and may respectively.
Pele.
Dust you CV. You only submitted a photocopy of your certificates and not the original certificates. So you still have the power in your hands. Being a marketer , it is easier to get another job. I see you smile very soon .
Re: Help Union Bank Unjustly Terminated My Appointment! by Kenedex: 6:41pm On Jun 27, 2015
i rili feel ur pain is a very bad news but one tin i new is dis every tin work for good for dos dt believ in christ jesus,the banks are making use of d opporunity dt d country economy is very bad and no job outside der so they believ dey can lay off staff and re employ easly since der ar many graduates witout job.it is high time cbn who also using contract staff as well to raise to der responsibilty honestly speaking is an image issue to nigeria no an organsatn i knw in d world will just wake up one day and lay off workers wit any concrete reason i tink it is high time one useless md in nigeria banks will b made sacp goat sorry sir God believ me my god will suprise u ijn
Re: Help Union Bank Unjustly Terminated My Appointment! by TGM2015: 7:05pm On Jun 27, 2015
epistlegcfr:
Dear Nairalanders,

It is with a heavy heart full of worries and grief I write this. Posting this wasn’t my idea till an active nairalander who happened to be my friend suggested I explain my plight to well meaning Nigerians on how to go about seeking redress or what next to do with my shattered life because right now, I am so sad, bewildered, conked out and sorrowful. Today, I have contemplated suicide but I am not the kinda person that gives up so easily so I am willing to fight this through even with the last drop of my blood.

Till Friday 26th of June, 2015, I work for the above named bank in Nigeria. I joined them last year, went to training school and consequently became a full staff. I was confirmed specifically in the first quarter of this year as a full staff. Prior to confirmation, I have never fallen below 95percent. As a matter of fact because of my experience and wits, I was made the branch manager of the branch where I was posted immediately after training school. Since then, I have been undertaking series of professional examination related to my job ranging from ICAN to CIBN and I have always been scoring above 95percent as regards HR appraisal since I joined the bank.

However, I got to work today, logged into the system like I do every other day only to see the greatest shocker of my life. I was surprisingly denied access and consequently instructed to call the IT control department. My initial guess was that I have possibly been transferred to another branch. The IT department said I should contact the HR that I have been suspended.

I started sweating profusely inspite of the cabinet AC directly opposite my desk but I never had a clue till I got an email from HR almost immediately saying my appointment has been terminated.For crying out loud I had 95percent in HR appraisal just last month, I have just been confirmed in May, what have I done wrong? Where do I start from here? What do I do? Series of thoughts started flowing into my mind in thousands I started feeling feverish immediately. I am so blank right now. I need advice, I feel demoralized, dejected, rejected, and I feel so cheated.

I have very cool relationship with my bosses and i cant think of stepping on anyone's toe at the moment. This sudden occurence has defied all reasonable logic and i dont know what else to thing about......I will hang on as i await your replies. Thank you alot.


Re: Help Union Bank Unjustly Terminated My Appointment! by Nobody: 7:11pm On Jun 27, 2015
myklangelo:
One thing I know about working for anyone is that your appointment can be terminated anytime. If you read terms of conditions of the bank that you signed when you got your job, you will notice that the bank is legally covered to do whatever they did? I ask.
Just to advise... Thank God for the job lost and positively believe that you have been directed to a better future. Believe that your termination is validation of something new. You have right to feel so bad, but you have right tto know that you are too young to be pushed down.
I thank God for you.
By the way I hate bank job, but I like bankers.

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I bet Harvey Specter(Suits) would find a loophole in such contract just good enough to drag d bank to court.
Re: Help Union Bank Unjustly Terminated My Appointment! by anonymousey: 7:22pm On Jun 27, 2015
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Re: Help Union Bank Unjustly Terminated My Appointment! by anonymousey: 7:24pm On Jun 27, 2015
Hmm. I took a course in school in Labour Law and this sounds like one of our exam question.
In a sane society the matter can be taken up legally after reviewing relevant documents about your employment. Unfortunately the closest I know of a sane society is the movies or the gist I've heard of life in other countries. In other words our labour laws are mostly not followed and there's usually no one to call, speak to and have the matter addressed. You don't sound like you can afford to pursue the matter legally. Perhaps someday we will have some of our top lawyers volunteer to take such cases pro bono. Or we will have our labour unions actually fight for employee rights and do more than go on strikes. Or finally have a government that cares about her citizens and the rule of law.
Today with what we have or don't have I'll just say you should relax a little, spend time with those who love you and glean some strength from their love and support. And then become the most valuable person you can be whether as an employee or as an employer.
I wish you all the best as we play our different parts in the drama of life.
E go better my brother, abi na sister.

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Re: Help Union Bank Unjustly Terminated My Appointment! by slydog(m): 7:29pm On Jun 27, 2015
davide470:
cc: Slydog

Any words?

Dude, no word o, I declared 3days fasting early this week when we hrd of what was coming. Lost 3 colleagues here too.
The economy is not doing too well, a little bit compounded with Buhari inability to kick start governance.
My advice to the op is to keep an open mind, don't hold anything against anyone or the bank. As one door closes another opens. Last year Dec, one of our managers was sacked but he kept an open mind believing God, today he's the finance manager in a small oil service firm with turnover of over a billion naira and we are now mkting him to do business with us.
It's well

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Re: Help Union Bank Unjustly Terminated My Appointment! by abbaapple: 8:12pm On Jun 27, 2015
danchuzzy:
your village people...

dem dey watch you for HDTv since, that's why..

if not, oya tell me how someone with 95% appraisal gets sacked for NO reason?

lmfao!!!! Guy y na? U funny man.
Re: Help Union Bank Unjustly Terminated My Appointment! by 234GT(m): 8:45pm On Jun 27, 2015
@OP, God will give you the strength to move on!
I heard about this tsunami on Wednesday evening and I was told it would be bloody!
Ths issue is that there was no clear cut criteria used, and that is alwways the case. Banking is one crazy industry.

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