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SBEU PUBLICATION

High Crime, Low Wages
- Who Gains?
Sarawak Labor Ordinance
Merger of Banks & Financial Institution
Increase Retirement Age
Customer First ?
Adapt or Die
Industrial Court Awards

FINAL ATTEMPT

SBEU will meet SCBA on 11 December 2003 for a final attempt to conclude a CA.

We have made a presentation to the Chairman of ABM on 21 November 2003 and ABM has requested SBEU to continue our negotiations with SCBA. ABM is where all the CEOs of the Banks are represented. In SCBA only Head of Human Resources are represented. 

While SBEU is committed to a PRRS system because we are convinced it will benefit all SBEU members in the long run, we feel that the current offer by SCBA is inadequate.

The PRRS system entails that the Annual Bonus be paid as follows:

  •  One Month Fixed Bonus

  •  All employees will receive an average of one month based on their performance appraisal. Employees may received higher or lower than one month, but the total pay out for all employees (excluding the one month fixed bonus) will average at least one month.

 
  • 1st Year of implementation - the average must be at least 1.25 months.

  •  Employees not satisfied with their appraisal can invoke the grievance handling procedure - this means that SBEU will have a meaningful say in the way that members are appraised.

  • Individual Banks can only implement the PRRS if they have a proper and transparent appraisal system.

We do hope all the Banks take this golden opportunity to develop a remuneration system that is flexible, progressive and competitive to move the banking industry forward.

Since the CA has expired since 1 Jan 2003, SBEU will insist that SCBA agree to our proposals failing which we may have to refer the matter to the Industrial Court .

Full details of SBEU's presentation to ABM and final proposls to SCBA is available at our website. www.sbeu.org.my


 

OUTSTANDING ISSUES :
ARTICLES SBEU POSITION SCBA POSITION

 - RATES OF PAY
 - BONUS
 - ANNUAL INCREMENT

 

 - Salary increase 9%
 - Premium for PRRS 4.5%
 - Bonus to include Swak Allowance

 - One of cash payment of 2% of salary x  

    42 months

 

 - 5% salary increase

 - 7% with PRRS

 

 

 - LOANS & BANKING 

  FACILITY

 

 - Housing Loans of at least $160,000  -  agreed
 - Progressive repayment & to include Swak Allowance

 - Interest rates not more than 2%

 

 - TRANSFER

 - Housing Allowance at least $550 a month  
 - SENIOR SPECIAL GRADE/ACTING ALLOWANCE  - To introduce new higher grade  
 

ARTICLES AGREED TO IN PRINCIPLE
Please note that nothing is finalised yet and the agreed articles will only be effective once whole CA is agreed upon and signed.

BENEFITS  
EFFECTIVE DATE, 1ST JANUARY 2003
SUBSISTENCE/SHIFT/MILEAGE/ LAUNDRY ALLOWANCE Increased in tandem with % salary increase.
SEXUAL HARASSMENT SCBA & SBEU to publish a Code jointly
FAMILY MEDICAL Limit increased by $100 TO $1100.
 

Please click here to see the full details of SBEU's presentation to ABM and final proposals to SCBA.

   

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