High Court Steps In to Protect Jobs in Bank Transfer Dispute – Foroyaa Newspaper

High Court Steps In to Protect Jobs in Bank Transfer Dispute – Foroyaa Newspaper

By Kemeseng Sanneh (Kexx) A High Court judge has ordered Standard Chartered Bank Gambia Limited to deposit GMD250 million into an interest-bearing account amid an ongoing legal battle with more than 80 of its employees who are challenging the bank’s planned transfer of operations to Access Bank Gambia. In a ruling delivered Tuesday, Justice Sonia Akinbiyi of the High Court in Banjul declined to halt the transaction but acknowledged the employees…

Over 80 Standard Chartered Bank employees file law suit in bid to protect jobs

The court granted their request for an injunction, ruling that while it would not stop the sale, the bank must deposit D250 million into an interest-bearing account overseen by the High Court to cover possible compensation. The employees say their rights are at risk and accuse the bank of violating its obligations under the Labour Act. “The employees have fulfilled all the necessary legal conditions for the grant of their injunctions,” the court…