Male and female workers working at Noor Bank, which was recently acquired by Dubai Islamic Bank, said that the Dubai Islamic administration provided them contracts with salaries and benefits less than 50% compared to what they were getting in the acquired bank, in addition to reducing their job grades and not allowing them Extending retirement periods.

They told «Emirates Today» that the human resources department in Dubai Islamic Bank presented them with the new contracts after asking them to submit their resignation from Noor Bank, and also asked at the same time to sign the new contract immediately and their choice between that or losing the job altogether. They demanded their transfer while maintaining the same job levels as they were, as well as not reducing their salaries.

For his part, Dubai Islamic Bank said in an official mail message in response to inquiries from "Emirates Today", that he "apologizes for the press response, and is currently communicating with the official authorities concerned with that."

Resignation

In detail, the citizen (SA) said that Dubai Islamic Bank first asked him to submit his resignation from Noor Bank, and gave him a new contract with a salary of 25% less than his previous salary, without any consideration being the highest level citizen of Noor Bank, confirming that what happened with him Repeated with other employees of the citizens, as some of them reduced their salary up to 50%. He explained that the number of the national employees in Noor Bank is not less than 170 citizens and citizens, asking: «Is Dubai Islamic Bank cannot employ us on the same grades and salaries at least».

cash all in one

On her part, the UAE citizen, MA, said that her salary was reduced by 7,000 dirhams in one payment, even though she has 10 years experience, indicating that they did not look at any experiences, training courses or level of education obtained.

She added that the bank asked her to resign from Noor Bank first, provided that she is appointed to a lower job grade, asking the bank to put her in places that are appropriate to her experiences and taking into account the working conditions, noting that she has bank loans that are not sufficient for new offers to pay.

She confirmed that she and other employees were forced to sign the contract, after the bank told them: "Sign up so that you are not harmed ... and you will not find a job."

She added that after that, she and other female national employees signed the sign, for fear of losing the job and the inability to pay their obligations.

Experience

In turn, Citizenship “SA” said that she has nearly 22 years of experience, and that she is one of the founders of Noor Bank, since she has been working in the bank for 12 years, noting that after Dubai Islamic Bank acquired Noor Bank, an offer was made from « Dubai Islamic »with a value of 16 thousand dirhams, even though her previous salary was 26.5 thousand dirhams, in addition to reducing the job title and the job rank.

She added that, moreover, they put her under evaluation for a period of six months, which means that she can end her services as if she is a new employee with no experience, pointing out that the new offer requires her return to the Pension and Registration Authority from the beginning on an amount of 16,000 dirhams.

She indicated that she was asked to sign the new offer within 20 minutes without any negotiation.

She indicated that the number of the employees of Noor Bank amounts to 170 citizens and citizens, considering that a bank the size of Dubai Islamic can easily accommodate them. She said, "This is pressure to leave work, but indirectly."

Repelling environment

In the same context, Citizenship (M.A.) said that "banks have become a repelling environment for citizens, where some other nationalities are distinguished and given great salaries despite the small number of citizens."

And she stated that Dubai Islamic Bank asked her to sign the new contract immediately without giving her an opportunity to consult or think, pointing out that with her salary reduced to 50%, her life would not be straightened in light of the many family obligations that she has.

The acquisition

Dubai Islamic Bank last January completed the acquisition of Noor Bank, by organizing a deal in which shares were exchanged.

In line with the acquisition, Noor Bank's operations have been fully integrated into Dubai Islamic Bank.

As the acquirer, Dubai Islamic announced earlier that it is fully committed to providing a smooth transition process for clients of both banks, while ensuring that they continue to have the best possible banking experience during and after the merger.

• The employees confirmed that they were given contracts with salaries and benefits that were less than 50% compared to what they were getting.