We’re launching a health and safety campaign in BNZ to address stress.
Members tell us that BNZ has become a stressful place to work because of the hazards of understaffing, and bullying around unrealistic targets.
Ten years ago the bank used to employ 5,842 staff. Today it employs on 4,779 staff, yet its profits of $541 million are 193% more than they were ten years ago.
Staff have become more than twice as profitable for the bank. Staff who used to make the bank an average $148,000 operating income per year, now make the bank $302,000 operating income per year. The bank forces its profits up by setting sales targets for staff to meet. Those targets generally grow each year, but the number of people employed to meet those targets falls or remains static.
Our Plan:Last year Finsec negotiated that BNZ agree to a Health and Safety Working Party.
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This page contains resources for Finsec members at BNZ to use in their campaign to reduce stress in their workplace.
Independent research into Workplace Stress at BNZ
Flyer on stress levels at BNZ (
pdf file 200kb)
A4 poster on stress in the BNZ (jpeg 190kb)
Submission to BNZ on Health and Safety Issues
Campaign flyer for non-members (pdf file 230kb)
Auntie Erma's submission writing guide (pdf file 135kb)
Danger Zone poster for tearooms (jpeg 180kb)
CTU Worksafe Representatives Health and Safety Toolkit
18 May 2006 Do you want a new pay system that ends unfair stress?
3 May 2006 New H&S reps and championing an end to work stress
31 March 2006 Research proves high stress in BNZ
16 March 2006 Update Stress campaign jumps first hurdle
17 February 2006 Update Keep the campaign active
24 January 2006 Update Stress is a Health and Safety issue
11 January 2006 Letter on Stress Risk Assessment Survey
27 December 2005 Media Release: Are BNZ staff expected to sell debt at the beach or Christmas Dinner?
30 November 2005 Letter to new Health and Safety Reps
22 November 2005 Update Stress - it's dangerous and it's got to go
18 November 2005 Update Stress campaign underway - more to come
17 November 2005 Media Release: Stress makes BNZ a high danger zone
The Australian Council of Trade Union's web resource on stress at work aims to provide workers with information to help them and their workplace representatives deal with work-related stress. It contains information about the day-to-day working conditions which are causing stress and provides ideas and strategies to help prevent or reduce it.
