Banks, bailouts and bonuses
A personal account of working in Halifax Bank of Scotland during the financial crisis
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 2373446 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Vaughan Ellis (0000-0003-1696-5328, Edinburgh Napier University), Margaret Taylor (0000-0002-9084-1844, Bank Worker - Lloyds Banking Group) |
| Year | 2010 |
| Volume | 24 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 803-812 |
| Publication date | 2010-12-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Work Employment and Society (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0950-0170 • E-ISSN: 1469-8722 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publications Inc (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1177/0950017010380649 |
| OpenAlex | W2138803131 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 7 |
| References cited | 3 |
This article presents a first hand account of the financial crisis by 'Margaret Taylor', a union activist within HBOS. Overviewing more than twenty years' experience in the sector, Margaret highlights three types of change under way since the 1990s that she sees as antecedents of the present crisis: the shift from traditional pay structures to individualised, performance based pay; the entry of retail giants geared to aggressive marketing and maximising market share; and technological innovation which facilitated workforce deskilling. The testimony deepens our understanding of a significant, contemporary event and consistent with the aims of oral history, which influenced the interviewer's approach, provides a glimpse into the lives of those who generally do not, or cannot record their stories
Brexit · Business · Deskilling · Economic growth · Economic policy · Economics · European union · Financial crisis · Interview · Political science · Work (physics · Workforce · Engineering · Law · Political and Economic history of UK and US
Losing Unequally
Dirtying bank work
Analizando el impacto del cliente en las entidades financieras
Ethics of care and co‐worker relationships in UK banks
Working with standards—post‐crisis positioning of bank advisors
If you are having a go at me, I am going to have a go at you
Writing articles for Work, Employment and Society
| Unique citing works | 7 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,5 |
| Citation span | 2012 - 2026 (15) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 7 |