The Employment and Manufacturers Association and Business New Zealand have released the annual Mood of the Boardroom survey in association with the New Zealand Herald. FIRST Union is concerned about the lack of statistical rigour in the surveys. The options on the question regarding business opinion on the ERA are geared towards a negative result. […]
Changes to employment law in the Employment Relations Amendment Bill are a topic of hot debate, today over 1000 workers showed their support for the proposed changes at Auckland’s Mt Smart Stadium. VIDEO: https://vimeo.com/289226763 FIRST Union is carrying out its Stop-Work meetings around the country to update members on the ERA changes. At Auckland’s meeting […]
Following ANZ’s announcement to close its Martinborough branch, community members will be linking arms around the branch to protest its proposed closure. FIRST Union organiser Liz Sayers says workers from the bank and other members of the community organised the demonstration in hopes the bank will reconsider its proposition. “We wholeheartedly support the community efforts […]
Following heated debate around sales targets in the banking sector in recent months, and years of campaigning by Union members, FIRST Union is very glad to see that ANZ has this morning announced the removal sales targets from its frontline retail staff. FIRST Union National Finance Sector Organiser, Stephen Parry, says that a toxic sales […]
FIRST Union, the Union for finance sector workers, welcomes news that the Financial Markets Authority and the Reserve Bank are looking into the business practices of New Zealand’s banks. The Union calls on the Government to go further, however, and convene a full Royal Commission mirroring developments in Australia. Stephen Parry, National Finance Sector Organiser, […]
Recent years have shown a worrying trend for the closure of bank branches, particularly in rural and provincial areas. These closures have seen communities suffer as they lose access to services, in some case having to drive long distances in order to reach another branch. The people who suffer most, however, are the bank workers […]
