The major banks will be forced to consider getting rid of sales-based incentives for all staff, with the Finance Sector Union calling for banker pay to be based only on customer service and compliance, after the royal commission's interim report found remuneration incentives were at the heart of every scandal it uncovered.

Commissioner Kenneth Hayne has condemned the harmful impact of sales-based incentives and commissions on staff, prompting banks to embark on a fundamental rethink of pay policies.