Michael Onuche (not real name) used to work at Unity Bank as a marketer. His main job description as marketer was to win customers for the bank while he would get paid in commissions.

But when he left the job in February, he was being owed up to N3.7 million. Seven months after, Unity Bank is yet to pay him a dime.

Onuche told FIJ that while he worked at Unity Bank in Port Harcourt, he always met his monthly target, most times even exceeding it. But despite his track record, all his pleas to get his money fell on deaf ears.

As a marketing agent, the nature of Michael’s job was simple: get customers to open accounts with the bank, make them deposit over N5 million in the month, and receive 1 per cent of every amount exceeding the N5 million as his commission.

With proof, Michael showed he exceeded his targets for June, August, September, October and December 2023, consequently amassing a total of N3,773,437.83 in commissions.

“If the customers managed to do more than N5 million, that means you have exceeded your target,” he told FIJ.

He added that while his commissions for the period were not paid, the bank never owed him his salary of N45,000.

“The salary was not even our target; our target was to meet that N5 million so that we could get paid the commission,” he said. “If it was because of the salary, nobody would take the job. We only accepted that salary because of the commission.”

One of Michael’s numerous emails

Not only did Unity bank ignore Michael’s persistent pleas, his mother’s demise as a result of his inability to fund medical expenses did not move them to action. They only deemed it fit to “acknowledge” his email once in the seven months since his resignation.

Unity’s only response in seven months

FIJ called Unity bank’s customer care line but the customer care assistant on the other end only spelt out the email that serves peculiar cases like Michael’s.

FIJ’s email to the email address since Friday had not been responded as of press time.
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