NAB offers staff 17.5% pay increase over four years to ease anger over return-to-office edicts

Union-negotiated deal the latest in the tussle between financial institutions and employees over work-from-home arrangements and pay

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National Australia Bank will pay employees up to 17.5% more over four years and allow flexible work arrangements as part of a new agreement designed to ease rising anger over return-to-office edicts.

The union-negotiated deal is the latest in the tussle between financial institutions and their employees over work-from-home arrangements, as many big companies try to lure workers back to the office.

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