On 13^th November 2017, National Bank presented Gold Awards, in the Employee Recognition Awards program, to employees whose performance was very outstanding.  The Awards were for the first half of 2017.

The Awardees are Peggy Banda from Cards and e-Banking, Lumbani Namwera from Mulanje Service Centre, Catherine Mojoo from Treasury and Investment Banking Division and Phillip Kalembera from Information Technology, Organisation and Methods Division Division.

The Awards which were introduced in 2014, aim to motivate the staff who have done exceptionally well when discharging their duties.  The employees are rewarded because of their innovation, alertness to fraud prevention, excellent customer service, leadership and business development and simply working smart. They are in three categories, viz: Silver, Gold and Platinum are presented quarterly, bi-annually and annually respectively.

The award winners are given cash depending on the category they have won. As for the Platinum Awards, winners are given a fully paid up holiday to a destination chosen by the Bank. Previous Platinum winners have gone to Durban in South Africa, Dubai, and last year winners spent the holiday in China together with their spouses.