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Thousands of finance workers face axe: FSU

ALICE URIBE  |  FRIDAY, 30 AUG 2013
... be at risk in the financial services industry, despite the sector being in strong shape according to the Finance Sector Union of Australia (FSU). The media and communications manager at the FSU Leanne Shingles said that last year over 4,000 jobs were ...

NAB denies "new" offshoring program in face of job loss figures

ALICE URIBE  |  THURSDAY, 29 AUG 2013
National Australia Bank (NAB) has denied that it has a "new" offshoring program, despite a Finance Sector Union of Australia (FSU) tally stating that 133 jobs had been offshored this year. According to an FSU tally NAB has axed 571 staff, as the bank ...

10,000 finance jobs slashed since GFC

BEN COLLINS  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 SEP 2012
... workers in financial services are under more pressure than ever, said Leanne Shingles, a spokesperson for the Finance Sector Union. Despite working for one of the most profitable banking sectors worldwide, many finance workers in Australia - particularly ...

ANZ cuts wealth mgmt by 230

ELISE BURGESS  |  FRIDAY, 13 APR 2012
... with an expanded package of staff assistance developed in conjunction with the Federal Government and the Finance Sector Union. These include funds for retraining and for people facing hardship," said the spokesman. ANZ Wealth includes OnePath, E*Trade ...

FSU slams banking sector cost cutting plans

CLAIRE MCGREAL  |  TUESDAY, 17 JAN 2012
The Finance Sector Union, representing workers at Australia's big four banks, said job cuts in the banking industry cannot be justified. Reports today claim thousands of bank jobs could be on the line over the next two years as part of major cost cutting ...

AusFIN calls for 'fairer outcomes'

ELISE BURGESS  |  FRIDAY, 3 DEC 2010
... body CHOICE and the Industry Super Network (ISN). The network also counts the Consumer Action Law Centre, Finance Sector Union of Australia, Australian Financial Counselling and Credit Reform Association, Consumer Credit Legal Centre (NSW), Council of ...

When good housing news is bad

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 APR 2008
... and starts incentivising banking staff to write these loans or risk not meeting their sales targets. The Finance Sector Union said this week that nearly 60 per cent of banking staff are pressured to sell debt products even they believe the loans are ...

AustralianSuper appoints new BDM head

CHRIS NICHOLLS  |  THURSDAY, 2 AUG 2007
AustralianSuper has appointed national secretary of the Finance Sector Union Paul Schroder as new general manager of business development. AustralianSuper chief executive officer Ian Silk said Schroder's relationship skills and extensive contact list ...

Gender pay equity in banking getting worse: FSU

... the participation of women in the financial services sector, extracted from a range of presentations at a Finance Sector Union symposium on pay equity held in Melbourne this week, shows an industry still out of balance. According to the symposium, gender ...

ANZ staff contracts misleading, union says

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 16 JUL 2004
About 13,500 ANZ workers were being duped by unenforceable employment contracts, the Finance Sector Union said on Thursday. The contracts state that the ANZ may change an employee\'s position, their duties, location and working hours, given reasonable ...