Employment

• George Lekakis

Commonwealth Bank’s standing in the Australian community has taken another hit following a decision by the Fair Work Ombudsman to institute civil penalty proceedings against the company for underpayin.. read more

• Ian Rogers

The cost story in the quarterly APRA analysis of the industry is dire, the staffing side of things anyway. read more

• George Lekakis

The pro-inflation faction of juniors and stirrers may have the upper hand at the Reserve Bank, with the RBA Staff Association set to lodge a bid for pay increases of 4 per cent or more. read more

• George Lekakis

ANZ has promised to redeploy around fifty staff affected by its latest round of branch closures across the country. read more

A few sharp questions on credit cards and branch closures awaited Shayne Elliot, ANZ's group chief executive officer, when he fronted the House of Representatives Standing Committee on Economics on Fr.. read more

• Ian Rogers

Thank feminism and feminists and free education. But thanks for nothing you blokey, old-guard bank brass. It's time to ask of the top 100 – or 1000 – executives at your bank, how many have deep experi.. read more

• Ian Rogers

Commonwealth Bank will force a ballot of all employees over a proposed (and long delayed) Enterprise Agreement that the Finance Sector Union labels a “con-job”. read more

• George Lekakis

Industry-wide job culling and negative returns from managed investments helped to drive a slide in the operating performance of the Finance Sector Union, which has now embarked on a restructuring prog.. read more

• George Lekakis

ANZ is stepping up its program to reduce its branch footprint across Australia after confirming it will close another 19 outlets in coming months. read more

• Ian Rogers

The simmering dispute between Commonwealth Bank and the Finance Sector Union over the terms of a bank-wide pay rise may be put to a second, and digital, vote. The bank and the union are getting closer.. read more

• John Kavanagh

The Banking Executive Accountability Regime has introduced greater clarity for executives about their individual accountability, leading to better decision making and problem solving. read more

• George Lekakis

The prospects of real wage growth for thousands of workers in the financial services sector are waning after Commonwealth Bank stumped up a low-ball pay offer in its current round of enterprise bargai.. read more

• George Lekakis

The Philippines is one of the best places to do business in Australia. Westpac may be repatriating 1000 contact centre jobs but they will offshored again soon. That’s the way Westpac works. read more

• George Lekakis

Hats off to the activists at the (once more growing) Finance Sector Union for calling out Westpac, CBA and Bankwest and others for shameful attempts to compel essential, worried and financially insecu.. read more

• Ian Rogers

In Matt Comyn’s C-suite a push to overturn the old boys culture is overdue. read more

• George Lekakis

Westpac is poised to announce a major redundancy program in its BT Financial Group subsidiary as early as next week following its strategic decision in April to exit financial advice. read more

• Banking Day staff

Facts over the extent of branch closures and job cuts at Commonwealth Bank will be flushed out before the Fair Work Commission. read more

• Ian Rogers

The FSU wants confidentiality clauses in Enterprise Agreements ditched, in the name of pay equity. read more

• George Lekakis

National Australia Bank is facing a major industrial showdown with the Finance Sector Union over plans to slash customer service staff currently employed across the national branch network. read more

• Banking Day staff

The time and quality of training provided for bank staff, and the staff of suppliers for banks, is one theme being pushed by the Finance Sector Union at the Hayne royal commission. read more