RBC royal bank today issued the following statement regarding the sick-out action taken by its employees on March 26, 2021.
“RBC Royal Bank, operating in Grenada as “RBTT,” says it’s extremely disappointed with a sick-out action taken by its employees today, March 26, 2021.
It describes it as “unfortunate” sees the frustration and inconvenience experienced by some of its clients seeking to access banking services during such time as understandable.
It’s noted that the sick-out action was supported by the bargaining agent for the employees, the Grenada Technical and Allied Workers’ Union.
RBC speaks of the sick-out action having the effect of disrupting its normal routines.
The action presumably stems from an agreement where RBC and RBTT are seeking to combine RBC’s Caribbean retail banking operations through the acquisition of RBTT.
We understand that it runs in the range of some 2.2 billion US dollars and since this arrangement, the Technical and Allied Workers Union have been on the forefront attempting to work out employee issues, especially as it concerns emolument and other matters of transfer.
We have been attempting to contact the TAWU President General for comment on the issue of the action today but that has been futile.
RBC, however, says it’s committed to resolving this, and any other outstanding employee-related issues, in accordance with established dispute-resolution procedures in the collective agreement, with business continuity and the interests of its employees and all stakeholders at the forefront.
