Best of BusinessDesk: BNZ mistreated whistleblower, authority finds

Best of BusinessDesk: BNZ mistreated whistleblower, authority finds
Melissa Bowen has been vindicated after blowing the whistle at BNZ. (Image: Supplied)
Victoria Young
This story by Victoria Young, published in June, was a popular read on BusinessDesk in 2024.In the summer of 2015-2016, Melissa Bowen witnessed a series of events at her workplace, the Bank of New Zealand, that she believed amounted to serious wrongdoing.   Just last week, after a lengthy court fight, the Employment Relations Authority (ERA) found the bank tried to fire her for reporting it. Bowen, who had worked for the bank for more than two decades and was a manager in a unit for small business customers, made a protected disclosur...

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