Banking sector trade unions in Italy are denouncing an increase in workplace stress, generated by commercial pressures exerted on employees, in a context where banks are increasingly profitable. While at the same time, the number of jobs is decreasing.
Trade unions are sounding the alarm over rising workplace stress in banks, as the sector experiences a dual phenomenon. On the one hand, the five largest Italian groups (Intesa Sanpaolo, UniCredit, Banco BPM, MPS, and BPER) are multiplying their profits, pocketing total record profits of €7 billion over the first quarter of 2026. On the other hand, jobs continue to decline: more than 4,700 job cuts were recorded during the same period, according to an analysis by the First-Cisl’s Fiba Foundatio
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Hélène Martinelli
Freelance