KUALA LUMPUR: An in-house union formed by a group of non-executive employees of Maybank has refuted claims it had been operating illegally.
In a statement here, the Maybank Non-Executive Employees Union (Mayneu) said it was registered on Jan 3 under the Human Resources Ministry’s Department of Trade Union, as provided for under the Trade Union Act 1959.
Mayneu protem president Wan Ahmad Nazrul accused the National Union of Bank Employees (NUBE) of trying to prevent its members from joining Mayneu.
“NUBE has told its members it is negotiating with Maybank to pay each of them bonuses backdating to 80 months. The sudden demand for the backdated bonus came after actions taken by Maybank’s non-executives to form an in-house union.
“The same demand had not been made on other banks although their non-executive employees are governed by the same collective agreement negotiated by NUBE, which had agreed to a contractual bonus of two months in the first place,” he said.
Mayneu claimed that NUBE had been trying to divert the members’ attention and gain public sympathy by distributing leaflets to tarnish Maybank’s image.
“With the setting up of Mayneu, the NUBE stands to lose its Maybank non-executive members, who make up a large number of NUBE’s membership,” added Wan Ahmad.
He said Mayneu has started a nationwide recruitment exercise, adding that more than 1,500 non-executives have joined the in-house union — exceeding the minimum number of members required to be recognised.
http://www.thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=%2F2011%2F1%2F27%2Fnation%2F7879952&sec=nation
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