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ANZ gets green light for Suncorp merger

CHLOE WALKER  |  TUESDAY, 20 FEB 2024
... significantly strengthened through dedicated investment as a pureplay insurance company," Johnston said. The Finance Sector Union (FSU) said it opposes the takeover. "The continual erosion of competition is bad for consumers and bad for jobs," FSU national ...

Commonwealth Bank slapped with $10.3m fine for wage theft

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 16 FEB 2024
... wage theft which led to $16 million in underpayments to over 7400 workers. The case emerged after the Finance Sector Union (FSU) uncovered the bank's systematic underpayments through individual flexibility arrangements (IFAs), which compensated workers ...

Calls for paid menopause leave gather momentum

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 OCT 2023
Aware Super will now offer employees paid menopause leave, as the Finance Sector Union (FSU) launches an industry-wide survey on the impact of menopause and menstruation in the workplace in tandem with World Menopause Day. The Australian Institute of ...

Former advisers costs CBA $1.2bn in remediation

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 AUG 2023
... office for half the time. The union recently lodged a dispute at the Fair Work Commission challenging the bank's direction. FSU national secretary Julia Angrisano said: "CBA's record profit demonstrates that staff can continue to work productively while ...

CBA staff head to Fair Work over WFH policy

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 13 JUL 2023
... work from the office at least 50% of the time, effective July 17. The edict was handed down without consulting workers, the FSU said, which goes against the Enterprise Agreement in place. Clause 37 of CBA's Enterprise Agreement requires the bank to consult ...

BlackRock orders staff four days in office

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 19 MAY 2023
... staff were forced to attend the office up to two to three a week, despite raising concerns about Covid-19 safety measures, FSU national secretary Julia Angrisano said. "Westpac staff say they don't know how to apply to work from home and are being required ...

RBA appointments prompt debate

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  FRIDAY, 21 APR 2023
... real-world wage-setting systems and the relationship between wages, unemployment and inflation." The Finance Sector Union (FSU) also welcomed the appointments. "In particular, we note the review finding that the hierarchical culture at the RBA has led ...

Could a four-day workweek save the day?

CHLOE WALKER  |  TUESDAY, 21 MAR 2023
... critical workforces, many of which are in the public sector. Turning to white-collar industries, the Finance Sector Union (FSU) is currently lobbying Australian Retirement Trust (ART) to adopt a four-day work week. FSU national secretary Julia Angrisano ...

ANZ, Suncorp deal cops industry backlash

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  TUESDAY, 19 JUL 2022
... to strip costs and generate more profits, to create a return for shareholders." In a statement, the Finance Sector Union (FSU) said the deal endangered the jobs of Suncorp staff. FSU secretary Julia Angrisano said back-office functions would be the first ...

Westpac now an open book on pay

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 31 MAR 2022
... clauses for several years and claimed Westpac employees were told as recently as last week they could not discuss pay. The FSU said it hopes Westpac will now introduce a disputes procedure through which employees can challenge pay discrepancies when ...
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