MCBA and ABOM concluded the 13th Collective Agreement for period 2018-2020

 

To mark the success of having concluded the 13th Collective Agreement, MCBA and ABOM jointly celebrated the achievement by holding a CA signing ceremony on 10.8.2018 at Hilton Kuala Lumpur.

In her welcoming speech, the President of MCBA Nora Manaf commended highly the commitment of both MCBA and ABOM for their professionalism in conducting the CA negotiation. She noted that, just like in the past, ABOM had always prepared ahead of time and was willing to conclude the collective agreement after just a few rounds of negotiation.

Nora also highlighted the need to improve productivity and strengthen workforce capabilities so that workers can successfully thrive in time of lightning speed of technological evolution and economic volatility. She went on to illustrate some of the challenges ahead and how they could be turned into opportunities to better peoples’ livelihood.

Her speech was followed by an address by the President of ABOM, Wan Shaharuddin Shah Ismail who similarly commended on the good relationship between MCBA and ABOM which contributed to the successful conclusion of the collective agreement.

About 4,000 officers in the employ of 10 banks in Peninsular would benefit from the conclusion of the 13th collective agreement.

The celebration was well attended by members of the HR community in the banking industry and members of ABOM.

55th MCBA Annual General Meeting successfully held on 18 August 2017

MCBA successfully held its 55th Annual General Meeting on 18 August 2017 at Double Tree By Hilton Hotel, KL.

In her welcoming speech, the President of MCBA, Puan Nora Manaf touched on a number of issues that had and would impact the banking industry. She also advocated that the rapid and game-changing technological changes that were closely associated with the Revolution 4.0 should not be seen as “disruptive”, as it carried a negative connotation. Instead of the commonly used term “disruptive technology”, she preferred to coin it as “Digital Wonders”. What a refreshing perspective!

Two resolutions were passed by secret balloting at the Annual General Meeting. The first was to amend the Rules with regard to the scope of membership while the second concerned the revision of rates for the annual membership subscription.

The Annual General Meeting was well attended by representatives of member banks. Among the Heads of Human Resources were Puan Nor Rozita Nordin (Affin Bank), Ms. Kok Lai Ching (OCBC Bank), Mr. Lee Voon Seng (UOB) and Ms. Florence Foo (Standard Chartered Bank). Apart from the MCBA EXCO members, most of the Heads of Industrial Relations from member banks were also present to grace this occasion.