Employees see red over wages

Paul Haaksma reckons SP Exports owe him money. THE management of Childers tomato giant SP Exports is continuing to go to ground as more workers and labour contractors have spoken up about pay problems with the farm going back years. The new claims surfaced after the NewsMail revealed on Saturday that the Australian Workers’ Union [...]

Free banking: a good thing or just nice idea?

Getting something for nothing is an opportunity very few of us would turn our noses up at. Especially in these financially tight times, saving money wherever possible can make a welcome difference to people’s budget – and as a result, growing numbers of us are becoming wise to the idea of searching for the best [...]

Consumer group highlights bank overdraft fees

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MoneySmarket published Santander to raise overdraft charges

Santander is increasing the cost of going into the red for its Preferred and Everyday current account customers by raising its daily overdraft fees with effect from March 16. There is some good news however, as the bank is introducing a £12 buffer, so that if you go overdrawn up to this amount, you won’t [...]

Survey reveals expat banking fears

Expats in Spain have reported problems with trust, the language barrier and unfair charges in the banking system The Expat Banking Poll was sponsored by Lloyds TSB International and conducted by expat website Just Landed. Expats in Spain were found to have the most problems with banking abroad. Almost two-thirds of those polled 64 per [...]

Five Best Thursday Columns

Dana Milbank in The Washington Post on Bernanke and the Fed Fed chief Ben Bernanke answered questions while reporting Wednesday that, expecting low rates of inflation, the Fed will likely keep interest rates low into 2014. “He deserves credit for keeping his equanimity as the Republican candidates abuse him. And, at long last, he has [...]

Man charged with stealing $8K from church bank account

A 32-year-old man stole more than $8,000 from a Hazleton church’s bank account, state police said. Joshua John Albani, 32, with no permanent address, was charged with two felony counts of forgery and felony counts of access device fraud and receiving stolen property. According to an affidavit of probable cause: On Dec. 6, Pastor David [...]

Which? demands action over unauthorised overdraft charges

Bank charges on unauthorised overdrafts are “too high, too complex and impossible to compare”, according to a report from consumer organisation Which?. It is calling on the financial regulator to put a stop to these “complicated and exorbitant” charges. Which? asked a group of consumers to work out the cost of an unauthorised overdraft at [...]

Which? demands action over unauthorised overdraft charges

Bank charges on unauthorised overdrafts are “too high, too complex and impossible to compare”, according to a report from consumer organisation Which?. It is calling on the financial regulator to put a stop to these “complicated and exorbitant” charges. Which? asked a group of consumers to work out the cost of an unauthorised overdraft at [...]

STAFF OVERDRAWN: 'You're fired. First, train up your replacement'

Workers that have lost their job in the Testing Services departmentt, Americo Paita, Belen Juco and John Wallace. Picture: Sam Ruttyn Source: The Sunday Telegraph SACKED Westpac workers are being forced to train their replacements. The Finance Sector Union says at least 188 employees have been made redundant in a large-scale restructure of the bank’s [...]

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