Tue, 03 Dec 2024

Tue, 03 Dec 2024 Bank boss takes pay cut after employee 'tried to kill clients'

The bank apologised after the former worker was charged with robbery of clients, attempted murder and arson.

* Nomura's CEO, Kentaro Okuda, will take a 30% pay cut for three months
* Nine other directors and executives will return 20-30% of their pay for the same period
* A former employee was charged with robbery of bank clients, attempted murder, and arson
* The employee allegedly stole money from clients and set fire to their homes after visiting them on July 28
* The employee was dismissed on August 4 and arrested in October
* Nomura has apologized to the alleged victims and launched an investigation into other possible incidents
* The bank has implemented new measures, including managers accompanying employees on client visits and monitoring employee activity using data from company mobile phones and dashboard cameras.
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