Aviva cut 1,100 staff, Unite reaction
2 April 2009
Derek Simpson, Unite joint general secretary, said: "The
announcement by Aviva to cut 1,100 staff will cause alarm across
the insurance industry. Today we see a scenario where a company
that is continuing to deliver positive results is slashing the
staff that have enabled them to weather the current financial
storm.
"Unite is angry that Aviva is repeating what appears to be an
annual exercise of cutting thousands of staff. It is unacceptable
that once again shareholders received their full dividends, while
the workers who brought the company this success are rewarded with
job losses.
"The Aviva workforce is continuing to live under constant
uncertainty about their future. Unite has been told that these job
losses are unrelated to the economic downturn."
Ends
For more information please contact Saba Mozakka, Unite press
office, on 07768 693 953 or 020 7420 8916.
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