Skye  Bank Plc has engaged the  services  of  Optimum Continental Services, Strategic Outsourcing Limited  and  Integrated Corporate Services Limited,  three  top  rated  professional  human resource management companies to manage its support function staff.
Those affected by this arrangement are mostly on the lower cadre and they include drivers, security officers, tellers and some other support staff members.
The bank explained in a statement that the move was part of the initiatives to strengthen all cadres of its work force as well as to position itself for excellent service and superior performance in the coming years.
It stated that efficiency and excellent customer service would be key to winning in the market place in the years ahead. It acknowledged that  the  support  functions  are  pivotal  to  the  ability  of  the  bank  to  meet  its  growth objectives and as such need to be managed by professional human resource companies who have extensive skills and competence in this regard.
To assure the welfare of the staff members who are mostly on the lower cadre, the bank insisted that a non - negotiable condition for taking over the support staff members by the human resource companies is that they “will enjoy the same terms and conditions as they did, when they were employed by their former employer, Skye Bank Resources Limited.”
It added: “Under the new arrangement  therefore,  the  affected  officers  who consist  of  drivers,  security  officers, tellers and other support staff have been absorbed automatically by the new employers on the same terms and conditions they enjoyed prior  to now.
“It  is expected that the management  companies  who  are  industry  leaders  and  experts  in  human  resource management will enrich the quality of the officers by relevant training, skills transfer and enhanced welfare packages.”
Skye Bank last year acquired Mainstreet Bank Limited from the Asset Management Corporation of Nigeria (AMCON).
Also, the bank last week appointed Mrs. Amaka Onwughalu as the interim Managing Director for Mainstreet Bank Limited. Onwughalu is however expected to also continue in her role as Deputy Managing Director (DMD) at Skye Bank.
AMCON formally handed over the management of Mainstreet Bank to Skye Bank on December 18.
The bank also said that directors of Mainstreet Bank had also resigned their appointments on that date.