The Finance Sector Union has launched a court case against the bank, which could set the benchmark for ‘reasonable overtime’ for managers at the big four.
The Finance Sector Union has launched a major test case on excessive hours against National Australia Bank on behalf of managers who allegedly had to work 55- to 80-hour weeks.
FSU national secretary Julia Angrisano said the managers worked well in excess of what most workers would endure. The manager was employed on a $120,000 salary and from 2017 to 2021, she allegedly worked 12 to 16 hours a day, and regularly worked weekends and without meal breaks.Another manager in NAB’s then wealth management arm MLC was paid $160,000 a year plus bonuses and worked 12- to 14-hour days for a total of 50 to 55 hours a week, starting at 7.30am and finishing after 6pm.
“If we win this case, the FSU will be demanding the bank compensate up to 10,000 staff who are also subject to similar levels of excessive unpaid work.” If the Federal Court determines what are unreasonable additional hours for a cohort of workers, lawyers believe that could trigger a wave of class actions on the issue.Under the Fair Work Act, the court must consider risks to health and safety, family responsibilities, the needs of the employer, whether pay reflects an expectation of additional hours and the usual patterns of work in the industry.
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