By
Fatimah Idera
PolarisBank has retracted its statement for the respect of employees’ right to worship as Muslims in the North withdrew their savings from the bank on Friday after the bank Customer Experience Management sent a memo to caution employees in the Southwest who take short breaks to observe prayers on work days to stop.
In a statement signed by the bank, Management retracted their statements of worship For Staff.
The statement reads in part; “The attention of the Bank has been drawn to a shared screenshot of mail sent by a supervisor to staff in her department in respect of Friday prayers.”
It is to clarify that Nigeria is a secular nation and our Bank is guided by this standard. Accordingly, no policy in the Bank forbids staff from practising the religion of their choice; hence the said staff had acted in ignorance and we have since addressed the issue internally.
“We assure all staff, customers, and the public that we will continue to respect the fundamental rights and freedom of worship of every employee.”
Earlier the Customer Experience Management of Polaris Bank Ltd, Damilola Adebara sent a message to some workers who attend just solat on Fridays and leave their desks bearing in mind the impact of their absence on the workflow and productivity of the yes centre.
Damilola added that such permissions would not be granted on the Yes Center platform and any infraction of the directive would be dealt with accordingly.
