FNB MANAGER DECLARED REDUNDANT, RUNS TO COURT

MBABANE – A First National Bank (FNB) Swaziland credit manager has approached the court after his position was declared redundant by the bank.

Dorset Nonjola wants the courts to declare the bank’s decision to render his position redundant to be unlawful.
He is further praying for an order declaring that the impending termination of his employment was unlawful and unfair labour practice, in violation of the Employment Act of 1980. Nonjola mentioned that he was employed by the bank on December 5, 1987. He highlighted that he was currently the credit manager at the bank’s branch in Mbabane.

According to Nonjola, prior to this position he had previously occupied the position of supervisor in securities in the Credit Department. He stated that on May 31, 2017, he was summoned to FNB boardroom by Lobesutfu Nkambule and Adolph Masango, the Human Resources Manager and Head of Credit, respectively.

“The meeting served to notify me that my position as credit manager had since become redundant at the bank,” submitted the applicant (Nonjola).

He submitted that this puzzled him as he knew for a fact that the duties attached to a credit manager constituted one of the bank’s core business functions. He contended that the position could not become redundant.

“The two officers (Nkambule and Masango) further advised me that I had only two options available for me, being early retirement with severance pay or termination of my employment on account of redundancy of the position of credit manager,” submitted Nonjola.
These are allegations contained in an affidavit whose veracity is still to be tested in court, and the bank is yet to file its papers. According to Nonjola, the meeting did not last more than 10 minutes.

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