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

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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.

 

MAYNEU loses its appeal to the Federal Court on its registration as an-in-house trade union

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On 10.3.2017, the Federal Court delivered its judgment by dismissing the appeal by the Maybank Non-Executive Union (MAYNEU) over its registration by the Director-General of Trade Union under section 12 of the Trade Union Act 1959.

This judgment brought to a closure of a protracted dispute between the parties concerned.

The dispute first arose when the Director-General of Trade Union approved on 3.1.2011 to register MAYNEU, which was formed by a group of clerical and non-clerical employees of Maybank, as an in-house trade union to represent non-executive employees of Maybank in West Malaysia.

The National Union of Bank Employees (NUBE), a trade union that represents non-executive employees in the banking industry in West Malaysia, was aggrieved by the registration, filed a judicial review application on 10.2.2011 to challenge the registration of MAYNEU. The High Court however, dismissed the application on 7.11.2013.

On appeal by NUBE, the Court of Appeal heard the substantive issue on 2.7.2014 and delivered its judgment on 17.9.2014 to set aside the registration of the in-house union primarily on the basis that for procedural fairness, the Director-General of Trade Union should have given an opportunity to NUBE to state its case before deciding on the registration of the in-house union.

This led to an appeal by MAYNEU to the Federal Court which heard the case on 13.1.2016. The Federal Court upheld the decision of the Court of Appeal by stating inter alia that the Director-General of Trae Union must consult all relevant parties before making a decision to register a competing trade union in the same industry and the Director-General is obliged to consider the effect of registering a trade union on the workers concerned and the industry at large.

54th Annual General Meeting of MCBA concluded successfully

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August 24, 2016

MCBA successfully held its 54th Annual General Meeting on 24 August 2016 at Intercontinental hotel, Kuala Lumpur.

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Puan Nora Manaf, the President of MCBA, who is also the Group Chief Human Capital Officer of Maybank delivered a very insightful welcoming speech which touched on a wide range of subjects affecting the country in general and banks, in particular.

Among other things, she provided a glimpse of the present and near future global, regional and national economic scenarios and highlighted the potential risks and impact on banks and how it would also affect the industrial relations landscape. She specifically mentioned the new “normal” that is to come due to the disruptions brought on by digitization and how new work culture is evolving with the dominance of the Millennial population taking centre stage. Puan Nora also alerted banks to be better prepared with the imminent changes in the labour laws following the conclusion of the TPPA in which Malaysia is a signatory.

Notwithstanding all the volatility and headwinds impacting the economy, Puan Nora attributed the stability of the banking industry to the enormous effort of the former Governor of Bank Negara, Tan Sri Dato’ Sri Dr. Zeti Akhtar Aziz. She also expressed support and confidence for the new Governor, Datuk Muhammad Ibrahim, and wished him every success.

(To read the full text of her speech, please refer to the attached document)

Fifteen member banks participated in the secret balloting in choosing the incoming EXCO. The results showed that all the existing six EXCO member banks were retained to lead MCBA for another two years ending 2017/2018.

Over forty delegates from various member banks attended the AGM. The HR Heads who were present included Mr. Lee Voon Seng from UOB Bank, Encik Razman Ismail from Bank Islam, Puan Roselaini Faiz from Hong Leong Bank, Puan Nor Rozita Nordin from Affin Bank, Mr. Samuel Tan from Bank of America and new comer, Puan Azliza from Bank Muamalat. Also present were Industrial Relations managers and officers mostly from the HR community.

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Full Text of President’s Speech – 24th Aug 2016

http://mcba.my/member/web/bundles/mcba/files/speech-by-puan-nora-abd-manaf-mcba-54th-agm-2016.pdf

Belarusian Bank and Finance Workers Trade Union visits MCBA

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20160725_155649On 25 July 2016, a 3-member delegate from Belarusian Bank and Finance Workers Trade Union, led by its Chairman, Mr. Alexandre Likhtarovitch visited MCBA. On site to welcome the delegates were Mr. Looi Heong Meng, President Bank of MCBA, Mr. YY Lam, Executive Director and other EXCO members. The Belarusian delegates were accompanied by Mr. Solomon, General Secretary and other NUBE union officials who arranged for this visit.

A dialogue session was held during the visit where both sides exchanged information and views on matters of industrial relations and unionism

 

MCBA extends a helping hand to poor and needy families and communities residing in Pangsapuri Enggang Puchong

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photo-communityRecently, MCBA organized a fund raising event by hosting a motivational talk/seminar for the purpose of assisting poor and needy families and communities residing in Pangsapuri Enggang Puchong.

All-in, the event, which was participated by staff of member banks, managed to collect a total amount of RM10, 000. The collection came mainly from the nominal seminar fee paid by member banks, donations from seminar participants, EXCO and staff members of our Association. The seminar speaker, Dr.George Lau, who had kindly agreed to conduct the program on a FOC basis also chose to donate 100% of the proceeds from the sale of a book authored by him. In addition, some seminar participants also donated food items and clothing for distribution to the target families and communities.

All collections were donated on 23 June 2016 through COMMUNITY AT HEART, a non-profit charity organization dedicated with full time staff and volunteers to help these target groups.

Puan Nora Manaf, President of MCBA (and she is also the Group Chief Human Capital Officer, Maybank Group) praised the dedication and role played by Community At Heart in holding various social programs which aim at uplifting the welfare and livelihood of these target groups, and making this world a better place to live in. In her message, she expressed hope that these donations, though not a big amount, would help at least in a small way to provide Community At Heart with the added resources to sustain and continue its endeavours.

Mr. Peter Paul Rajoo, Head, Corporate Industrial Relations of Maybank represented the President of MCBA in handing over the donations of RM10,000 and other items to Mr. Timothy Loh, Director of Community At Heart in the presence of Mr.YY Lam, Executive Director, MCBA.

For those who are interested to donate to or join Community At Heart for this good cause, you may wish to make enquiry at 016-3378707 (Margaret)

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” I choose to be different”

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June 2, 2016

You’re always One Choice away from changing your life; hence “ I Choose to be Different”

 

MCBA will be hosting a motivational program entitled “ I CHOOSE TO BE DIFFERENT” on 2nd June 2016 Thursday (9 a.m. to 5 p.m. at Training Room 1403, Level 14, Akademi Etiqa).

This is the first CSR initiative of MCBA as proceeds collected will be donated through a charitable organization to assist very poor families and marginalized communities residing in one of the low-cost flats in Puchong.

This program is also open to all your employees of member banks who may wish to join the cause as self paying participants without being sponsored by your Bank.

Below are the program details:

Purpose:

  • To share knowledge and experience for people to appreciate the need for self-development and self-realization
  • To realize the need to become consciously HAPPY and GRATEFUL
  • To learn life-changing ideas and perspective to break-through and transform to become “ A DIFFERENT BANKER”.

Outline

  • Understand the concept of “ I CHOOSE TO BE DIFFERENT”
  • Change your thoughts, change your destiny.
  • How to become “ A DIFFERENT BANKER” with impeccable integrity in conduct and management.
  • The proper ways to safeguard your career and protect the interest and corporate image of your bank.
  • Practice of “ THE FOUR AGREEMENTS” in your day-to-day life.
  • Understanding your career’s key success factors – EQ (Emotional Quotient) vs IQ (Intelligent Quotient)
  • Contents of Life vs Context of Life – Be smiling, Happy and Thankful Always
  • Realizing the importance of inter-connectedness

Speaker’s profile

  • A professional banker turned trainer and coach, Dr. George Lau has extensive experience in handling humanity issues including behavioural and relationship challenges. The expertise garnered over the years has led him to this path of fulfilment by sharing intelligence to enrich others.
  • He is a dynamic and interesting speaker with the ability to inspire his audience. His accomplishments provide some insights into his calling, passion and leadership skills and he applies his skills to guide people to realize the need for self-development to actualize and transform their lives.
  • The essence of his sharing is easy to grasp. The purpose is to provide education and guidance towards self-realization and improvement for personal growth.

Others

  • Participants are welcome to donate on their own volition other items, such as non-perishable foods, books for children and teenagers suitable for library, used clothing and of course, cash (and other items, to be ascertained first with MCBA before delivery).