Union Financial institution of Nigeria, which was acquired by Titan Belief Financial institution in 2022, has raised workers salaries by 40% to assist its over 2,000 staff address the rising value of dwelling, in keeping with two folks accustomed to the matter. The wage enhance took impact on November 1, 2024. Workers will obtain the arrears for November together with their December 2024 wage, in keeping with an inside memo seen by TechCabal.
The wage enhance applies to all staff, starting from govt trainees to normal managers, and outsourced associates, the interior memo mentioned.
Govt trainees, who had been incomes ₦260,000 ($153) per 30 days, will now take dwelling ₦364,000 ($215) per 30 days, in keeping with sources with direct data of the financial institution’s wage construction. A senior banking officer (SBO) will now be bumped to ₦20 million ($11,792) in annual gross wage, a second individual shared.
That is the third wage enhance Union Financial institution has carried out since 2022.
Union Financial institution declined to touch upon this story.
Union Financial institution’s wage enhance comes as a part of a broader development amongst Nigerian industrial banks responding to the nation’s macroeconomic scenario. In September 2024, GTBank, a tier-1 industrial financial institution recognized for value effectivity, raised workers salaries by 40% and Sterling Financial institution, a tier-2 financial institution, started paying staff a value of dwelling adjustment stipend in August 2024.
These measures are anticipated to maintain salaries aggressive as a naira devaluation and hovering inflation have triggered a value of dwelling disaster and put client spending underneath strain.
“The current changes to our compensation and advantages bundle strongly replicate Union Financial institution’s dedication to investing in our staff and aligning with business requirements,” Union Financial institution mentioned within the memo.
Union Financial institution spent ₦34 billion on personnel bills in 2023, a 27% soar from the earlier 12 months, in keeping with its monetary statements. That 40% enhance means the financial institution would spend ₦47.6 billion within the coming 12 months.
*Trade price used: $1 = ₦1,696
Editor’s observe: This text has been up to date to incorporate that Union Financial institution declined to remark.