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• Weekly briefings with Bankwest Management continue.
• FSU has made a submission to the ACCC raising concerns about the impact of the sale on competition in the industry.
• We have requested an urgent meeting with the Commonwealth Bank to discuss:  
  • Retention of the Bankwest Enterprise Agreement.
  • Any plans CBA have to integrate back office functions after the merger.
  • Confirmation of Ralph Norris’s commitment that no jobs will be lost in WA.
  • The future of the Bankwest stores on the East Coast.

What should you be doing now?

If you work in a back office area where potentially some restructuring might occur as a result of the sale, you should start preparing now.

• Make sure you have an up to date and accurate copy of your Job Description – if you don’t have one, request it from your Manager. If you don’t think it is correct – commence discussions with your Manager to get it updated.
• Make sure you know what the Grade of your job is – not the HBOS Band, but the Grade under the Award/Enterprise Agreement (e.g C4, A1, M2 etc). Make sure you have something in writing that confirms the Grade.
• If you are approached about being redeployed to another role, then immediately request a Job Description and Grade information on the proposed Job.

We continue the campaign to protect jobs and conditions and to ensure that members concerns are addressed as the takeover proceeds.

Questions?

Contact your FSU Workplace Reps or call the Member Rights Centre on 1300 366 378. Not a current member? Join the Finance Sector Union today!