Dread as Absa to retrench

 Absa heardquaters PIC: PHATSIMO KAPENG
Absa heardquaters PIC: PHATSIMO KAPENG

FRANCISTOWN: Absa Bank Botswana Limited, a subsidiary of the Absa Group has thrown its Botswana employees into a state of panic following a recent announcement of a voluntary separation scheme (VSS) by the outfit.

About 1,100 employees of the bank who recently worked for the bank’s hefty rebranding exercise that marked the final leg of acquisition from Barclays Plc are now faced with an uncertain future, sources say.

Botswana Bank Employees Union (BOBEU) has claimed that although it has a working recognition agreement with the bank, it has not been properly consulted about the matter.

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