(Bloomberg) – Anz Group Holdings Ltd. is forced to accelerate planned discharge after automatic emails were mistakenly sent to some employees before being notified of their termination. The Melbourne-based money shooter will bring about redundancy talks in the retail unit and expect to finalize it by the end of Thursday, according to a memo sent by acting department head Bruce Rush. Rush said it was not the intention to share such ‘sensitive news’ in this way, and according to the memo confirmed by the spokesman, unconditionally apologized. The fiasco is the latest in a line of accidents for the lender under fire for shortcomings in culture and risk management. It will also bother the efforts of the bank’s newly installed boss Nuno Matos to ward off the Australian money shooter. Matos told staff that he should be more productive and work that did not support priorities. The CEO said the focus of his reversal strategy is to solve the compliance deficiencies and improve the bank’s culture. A number of senior executives have departed since joining the bank in May of HSBC Holdings Plc, including former retail chief Maile Carnegie and technical chief Gerard Florian. McKinsey & Co. Also, do a firm review after the banking regulator has slapped additional capital requirements to the firm. “We regret the mistake that made and that our staff unconditionally apologized,” a ANZ spokesman said in a statement. It is unclear how many jobs will be cut. In the latest incident, ANZ drivers intended to set out the job losses to staff, who were sent out the car-generated email instead, with a call with about 300 senior drivers at the firm, the Australian financial review reported earlier. According to the report, the staff received an automatic email asking them to return company computers. The employees asked Ganesh Chandrasekkar, Anz’s general manager for talent and culture, if the e -mail was a mistake, the Afr reported. Others asked if there was support available and addressed to the psychological phone numbers. “We are committed to treating all employees with dignity and respect, especially if we implement changes to our organizational structure,” the ANZ statement says. (Recovery with Comments of ANZ and details on restructuring) More stories like these are available on Bloomberg.com © 2025 Bloomberg MP
Anz Jashes Banker discharge to automatic e -mails sent by error
