Updated Aug 6, 2026 – 4.35pm, first published at 4.08pmThe Commonwealth Bank faces a union fight over apps that track workers’ locations in the office, when they are away from their computer while working from home or how much they participate in a Teams meeting.The Finance Sector Union has made workplace surveillance a flashpoint in its talks for a new enterprise agreement covering 35,000 of the bank’s employees, which could set a benchmark for the industry and for white-collar workplaces.Subscribe to gift this articleGift 5 articles to anyone you choose each month when you subscribe.Subscribe nowAlready a subscriber? Fetching latest articles
CBA faces union fight over ‘Big Brother’ staff tracking
The FSU is seeking spying limits in the bank’s new agreement, warning employers have “free rein” to monitor employees.







