China Minsheng Bank halves Beijing staff salaries in austerity drive

China Minsheng Bank halves Beijing staff salaries in austerity drive

FILE PHOTO: A customer opens the door to a branch of China Minsheng Bank in Beijing, June 27, 2013. REUTERS/Jason Lee/File Photo

China Minsheng Bank has cut pay by up to 50% for its Beijing branch employees, two people with direct knowledge of the matter said, in the biggest such move by a major commercial bank, in line with the country’s austerity drive.