Workers of the wealth management section of HSBC Malta bank went on strike over the bank’s announced restructuring. Two meetings between the bank and trade union MUBE failed to resolve the conflict. HSBC stated it has now requested the ministry to appoint an industrial tribunal to resolve the conflict. The conflict escalated further when HSBC suspended an official and locked out a number of other workers. HSBC representatives, speaking in the court case started by MUBE to get an injunction guaranteeing no employees are fired due to union activities, said they warned the employees they’d be dismissed if they followed union directives.
English: http://www.di-ve.com/business-money/mube-orders-industrial-action-against …
http://www.timesofmalta.com/articles/view/20121009/local/hsbc-wealth-management …
http://www.di-ve.com/news/mube-vs-hsbc-escalation-dispute
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