Demands that National Australia Bank employees work long overtime hours without pay to meet targets or be considered for promotions will be examined in a union test case.
The Finance Sector Union of Australia has filed Federal Court proceedings against NAB and subsidiary MLC on behalf of four managers allegedly required to work up to 16 hours a day to meet excessive workload demands.
Some managers had to work weekends without pay and sometimes without meal breaks to avoid being fired or complete tasks assigned to them, said FSU national secretary Julia Angrisano.