Paul Mitchell11:43, May 05 2021
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First Union organiser Dion Martin says the union closed the Westpac branch in Palmerston North’s The Plaza shopping centre on Monday afternoon because severe understaffing poses an appalling risk to the safety of the two employees who were rostered on.
A sudden bank closure in Palmerston North has exposed Westpac workers’ growing unrest with understaffing and a lack of support as customers’ frustrations with bank closures boil over into abuse. On Monday, as Westpac announced its half-year profit had doubled to $583 million, the First Union closed up the bank’s branch in The Plaza because only two staff were rostered on.