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Senior Deputy Vice-Chancellor and Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Education) - Papers

1991

Australian Banking Sector

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Finance Sector Union Strategies In A World Of Change, Laurie Stevenson, Barbara Lepani Jan 1991

Finance Sector Union Strategies In A World Of Change, Laurie Stevenson, Barbara Lepani

Senior Deputy Vice-Chancellor and Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Education) - Papers

This conference paper was presented at the 'International Federation of Commercial, Clerical, Professional and Technical Employees' Conference, San Fransisco, August, 1991. The paper examined topics related to issues impacting the Australian Banking and Finance Sector such as Deregulation, Foreign investment, the European Community, Labour Force trends, New technologies, industrial relations and future directions and strategies for the Australian Finance Sector Union.


New Technologies And Their Employment Effects In The Australian Banking Sector, Laurie Stevenson Jan 1991

New Technologies And Their Employment Effects In The Australian Banking Sector, Laurie Stevenson

Senior Deputy Vice-Chancellor and Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Education) - Papers

The introduction of new technologies into the Australian Banking Sector in the 1990s initiated numerous changes to employment arrangements in the Australian Banking industry. This conference paper examined a number of case studies of examples of new banking technologies and their employment effects. The paper identified two functional types of new banking technologies: those that assisted the centralisation of banking operations and; those that assisted the decentralisation of banking operations. Based on this analysis, the paper discussed the potential effects on employment structures in the Australian banking sector.