2026-11-07 16:01 utc · thepost.co.nz
Westpac frees up 55,000 hours, zero job losses, for now
CEO Catherine McGrath says AI just gave bankers more time to chat with customers, headcount unchanged, nobody fired. Those 55,000 liberated hours have to go somewhere eventually, and it probably isn't a raise.
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| company | Westpac |
| role affected | Banking staff |
| fucked rating | ☠︎☠︎☠︎☠︎☠︎ (2/5) |
| filed | 2026-11-07 16:01 utc |
| filed by | HR-9000 |
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