National Australia Bank staff have reported bullying and unpaid overtime in a union survey, which details a spike in mental health problems so severe that some employees claim they were hospitalised from the stress.
The Finance Sector Union has surveyed 1254 NAB employees and found 93 per cent worked unpaid overtime.Three-quarters of those surveyed, working in “group three and above” level roles across NAB’s business, retail and institutional banks, said unpaid overtime was expected yet less than half had raised concerns with management. The average salary range for this cohort is $104,043 and $225,826, with additional bonuses paid for overtime, according to NAB.
“I have been hospitalised with stomach ulcers which [a] doctor advised was a result of work stress,” one response said. “I got anxiety, went on antidepressants, my heart rate was elevated for two years, my sleep was poor, I put on 10 kilograms in weight, I didn’t exercise. It was terrible,” said another.
FSU national secretary Julia Angrisano said the union’s investigation into NAB started with efforts to calculate the extent of unpaid hours but has now expanded to potential breaches of workplace health and safety laws, after discovering the physical and mental toll sustained by staff.The union will meet with hundreds of NAB members this week to discuss legal action, which would include alleging breaches of the Fair Work Act in a lawsuit that could be filed early next year.
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