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CRANE BANK LIMITED review: CHEATING IN THE NAME OF EMPLOYMENT 60

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Dear Sir,

I was selected by above Bank to work as operations manager and gave me lucrative package offer, for which I left my 25 year old service in bank in india.

However when I actually joined above bank on 21.04.2009 the bank didnot provided me any work till 14.05.2009 and finally terminated my service saying that I was found incompetent and asked to pay airfare and agent commission incurred by the bank out of my pocket. This is in voilation of the agreement which says if the management terminates services of any expatriate except in case of a fraud, then they will pay three months salary as compensation, but above bank asked to pay out of whatever megare amount I took with me before flying to uganda.
The return airtickets were arranged by my family members and I finally returned to india. I have already filed and FIR in Mumbai india and sent an registered letter to indian embassy in uganda, but it all went into vain.
I tried to reach the directors of the bank via facebook but received no response.

Update by GUPTAGIRISH1
Jun 16, 2012 12:40 am EDT

Dear All,
All that you heard about Bank not paying salary in time, removing employees without notice or notice pay, keeping employees withou proper visa or keeping passport in their custody etc. are very much true and faced by me.
Whatever you negotiate in india is not applicable in uganda and politicans of ugandan countries are part and parcel of ownership of bank. There you have to work at the whims and fatasis of management and you cannot take on ride to local people who settles scores on roads.
my advise to all the people is not to fall prey to any offer and only those people who are related to MR KALAN OR MR AJAY KUMAR can succeed in this bank and all other will have to leave job within six months of joining after loosing money and peach of mind

GIRISH GUPTA (guptagirish1@gmail.com) Mobile -[protected]

Update by GUPTAGIRISH1
Jun 16, 2012 12:58 am EDT

Hello,
I am Girish Gupta, the person who faced the heat and posted this on internet for benefit of sundry and all.
All that you heard about the Bank for not paying salary in time, not paying salary as per contract, keeping employees without proper work visa, keeping employees passport on hold on day one, treating employees as slaves and getting work done for upto 19 hrs a day and removing employees without notice or notice pay etc. are all true. they even deduct 30% in the name of income tax which they never pays to govt.
all that you enter into contract in india donot work in uganda as big politicans of uganda have ownership stake. In this bank only employees who are relatives of MR KALAN OR MR AJAY KUMAR or who have hands of above people on their head can succeed and all others face the heat and leave bank within first six months of joining after loosing mony and peace of mind. My advise to all and sundry is not to fall prey to their salary structure and do not leave the country on tourist visa.

Update by GUPTAGIRISH1
Jul 25, 2012 1:39 am EDT

Dear All,

whatever I have posted is based on truth and facts of the case. Sleeping in job and other allegations are merely false and propogated by management to avoid my due three months penalty?

Can you believe a person working 25 years in bank to sleep in banking hall that too in treasury where he has been posted as treasury incharge, when all other persons who joined alongwith him were transferred to different branches.

The fact is that both MD & DMD of bank refused to meet and even talk over to me after my termination, since it is highly unjustified. In my short duration as treasury incharge, the treasury was closed at 6.30 pm a never before and never after in the history of crane bank. Further, after returning from uganda I got back my original job and is still working and nobody ever complained like that.

My dear you have to accept whatever management says, when your passport is in their custody, you are not paid salary but asked to reimburse airfare, agent commission and other expenses out of your pocket and your tourist visa is expiring after three days.

So, there may be hundreds of happy story, my post is very much genuine and still in files of mumbai police, who cannot proceed in the matter because, i donot have any documentary proof against bank management, other wise i am having hold to get both mr kalan & mr ajay kumar arrested in india.

GIRISH GUPTA

Update by GUPTAGIRISH1
Jul 25, 2012 2:38 am EDT

Dear All,

I wish to say that in a situation, when you were not paid salary, you are in foreign country, your passport is in employers custody and your visa is expiring within 3 days, you cannot contest the allegations of management. Otherwise, management could not have posted me as treasury manager in KAMPALA a very presitigous post and could not have transferred out all other new recruits out of KAMPALA MAIN BRANCH. Though I donot deny happy stories of many employees, as I have very short experience of bank, I must say whatever I had encountered was unjustified and unwarranted incident and based on true facts of case. BOTH MD MR KALAN & DMD MR AJAY KUMAR REFUSED to even speak to me after termination and asked cashier to collect RETURN AIRFARE AND AGENT COMMISSION AS WELL from me. How can you expect a person working continuously for 25 years in a bank and still working after return from uganda to be alleged with such an silly cause. The treasury of the bank was under camera survillence and if the management had the courage, they could have proved it by showing camara footage, but preferred not to even talk to a person, whose life and expectations were ruined because of their act.

Update by GUPTAGIRISH1
May 03, 2013 4:05 am EDT

It seems management of the bank has appointed many publicity agents? If management is so concious about its image, then when they collect three months salary from outgoing employee at gunpoint, why not settle the account of terminated employees with payment as per contract?

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bobwo
, IN
Jun 15, 2012 2:27 am EDT

Anand please contact some one working over there and also let me know the status.I am also called for an interview 2morrow.
Please check and let me know immediately if u get any details

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Skanand
, IN
Jun 15, 2012 2:18 am EDT
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No they clarified that this is after tax...

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bobwo
, IN
Jun 15, 2012 1:33 am EDT

after tax u will get only $1100 whihc is not affordable

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Skanand
, IN
Jun 14, 2012 10:35 pm EDT
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I have got an offer from the bank for Ops manager with salary of USD 1600 per month. I am also confused what to do ? Only an employee of that bank can help us to decide. Please help.

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mathur.ac
, IN
Jun 13, 2012 9:31 am EDT

Hi, even i had got a call for an interview. They have assigned the recruitment process to Placewell HRD consultants in India & they are not willing to give any information on Crane Bank. It is quite surprising to see that the bank does not have any HR person, instead the contact details of a Branch manager has been given. Would request you all to kindly advise on whether to take up job with this bank or not (if offered).

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Yatish Tiwari
, IN
Jun 11, 2012 12:40 am EDT
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For any clarifications, queries etc, you can always contact or escalate the matter to 6thstreet@cranebanklimited.com (contact Mr. Babu, Branch Manager, Crane Bank Limited, 6th Street Branch, Industrial Area, Kampala, Uganda : Mobile No: (+256)[protected]) by marking a copy to recruitment@cranebanklimited.com

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KAKARLAPUDI
, IN
Jun 11, 2012 12:06 am EDT
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Heard the tax in Uganda is 30% on the gross salary. need to check & confirm the same. If it's true we need to bargain for the salary accordingly.

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Sathi
, IN
Jun 10, 2012 11:13 pm EDT
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already had talk with consultancy but they do not have any idea about this.

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Yatish Tiwari
, IN
Jun 10, 2012 10:40 pm EDT
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speak to placewell conslt

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Sathi
, IN
Jun 10, 2012 9:42 pm EDT
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Dear kakarlapudi,
Pls let me know if u get any details about this bank..

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KAKARLAPUDI
, IN
Jun 09, 2012 9:09 am EDT
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Dear All
I am also waiting for someone's contact no who is working there?
regards

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Sathi
, IN
Jun 09, 2012 12:17 am EDT
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Dear All,
I have been called by this bank for an interview next week for ops manager.
The feedback received by me is
they dont pay salary at time.
they remove staff without any notification and do not even pay 3 month salary as per contract
they treat indians as slave.
they have only 19 branhes and are in need of 15 branch operations manager and they had recruitment last year also for this post.
then where are the employees who has joined last year.
Pls guide whether all these allegations i have heard is true?I am working at a renowed bank in india and am not in a financial strong condition to bear job loss.
Hence pls guide whether to attend interview and whther to join if selected.
what is the salary to be negotiated if going.
Cost of living etc.
Also provide some1's contact no. who is working at this bank now.

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KAKARLAPUDI
, IN
Jun 06, 2012 10:29 pm EDT
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Dear Girish

Kindly update me regarding the status of the bank. I am having an interview with the bank next week.
Pl advise whether I can take up the offer & what is the salary that should be negotiated.

Thanks & Regards

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Steve19621961
, IN
Jun 05, 2012 8:31 am EDT

Again they are going to conduct interviews in Delhi, Mumbai and Chennai. How many poor Bankers are going to fall in the prey.

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facination
, IN
Mar 14, 2012 7:51 am EDT

I think there is no problem with the recruitment process...they looked very professional but still we need to check before signing the contract letter...

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facination
, IN
Mar 14, 2012 7:46 am EDT

hi ranjit...can u provide me ur number so that we can discuss on this issue...even i had got a call for chef's recruitment...

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ranjith kumar,jayaraman
, IN
Mar 02, 2012 1:58 pm EST

hi me too got a job offer from this bank as a chef is it true or its a fradulent kindly let me know

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rojerde
, IN
Feb 21, 2012 1:25 pm EST

they even do not have operation's and the staff seems to be doubtful in india

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nagaraj n v
, IN
Aug 29, 2011 2:23 pm EDT
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How safe is working with the great crane bank, I have been offered an appointment from the Crane bank and they are conducting interviews in and around India in various places. He has not told that the job is offered only in uganda . But the advertisement has been given in indian famous daily times of india stating opening of 66 branches in and around the country. It is not specified that it is in uganda or in India. Any one please tell me that whether it is safe to work with ugandan crane bank.

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VidyaSagarRao
, IN
Apr 18, 2011 2:24 pm EDT

Ha ha ha, Sudheer sucks, and A R Kalan is another sucker, it was your mistake taking up employment without doing a background check of the great Crane Bank. The bank of the year and all that rubbish. you didn't ask who gave them the bank of the year award. you were asking for it. at least you can make this a warning sign here. you are not the first and you will not be the last. I remember when I was working for the hotel division in finance - they fired a Chef who was working with the Taj for 15 years and they offered him a handsome salary and when he came there they said that such and such amount would be deducted for housing and some other crap and he worked for half the salary he was getting in Taj and he worked for 3 months and he had a tough time. ... sudheer is a sucker of blood.