Unite astonished at scale of further Lloyds job losses
30th June 2009
Rob MacGregor, Unite national officer, said: “Unite is
astonished that the Lloyds Banking Group is to make a further 2,113
job cuts. As a taxpayer supported organisation, real questions need
to be asked as to how far this bank can be allowed to go in this
systematic slashing of staff. This loss of over 2,000 jobs marks
the largest single job loss announcement since the formation of the
Lloyds Banking Group in January.
“Morale is now truly low as employees across Lloyds are in a
permanent state of anxiety as they see their employer announce
hundreds of job losses every week. This Labour government can not
afford to turn the other way as bank workers across the country are
losing their jobs. This horrendous news brings the total of job
losses since January in Lloyds Banking Group to over 7,000.
“The thousands of staff in the Commercial and Group Operations'
areas who will be hit by this announcement will be seeking a
commitment from the bank that there will be no compulsory
redundancies. Unite welcomes the assurance given to the union that
Lloyds Banking Group will not offshore any further roles in these
business areas. However, we have called for an urgent review of all
the Lloyds work being done offshore in order to access how this
could be done in the UK in order to protect jobs.”
ENDS
For more information contact: Saba Mozakka, Unite press office
on: 020 7420 8916 or 07768 693 953.
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