RBS to Cut 400 Direct Line insurance Jobs in Glasgow
Sector: Banking & Finance
26th August 2010
About 400 jobs are to be cut at the Direct Line insurance firm owned by the Royal Bank of Scotland. Workers at the Atlantic Quay offices in Glasgow have been called to a meeting later to be told the news. We understand some 200 staff will be offered the option of moving to the firm's office in Cadogan Street. RBS announced in May that 2,000 jobs would go at its insurance division, which it was ordered to sell by the European Commission by 2013. The Atlantic Quay office is to close within three years although more jobs will be created elsewhere in the city.
End Uncertainty
A statement from the bank said: "We announced in May that we were looking to consolidate our UK office network as part of our plans to achieve efficiencies across our Insurance business as we prepare it for sale as mandated by the EU. "However we do not comment on speculation and have a commitment to our staff that we will always tell them first if we are announcing any changes that affect them." Rob MacGregor, national officer with the union Unite, said: "RBS staff are continuing to pay the price for the bank's failure with their jobs. "Unite is calling on RBS to come clean with staff and clarify the impact of the restructuring and end the uncertainty. "We will hold RBS to account over any compulsory job losses that result."
Source: BBC News
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