Unite reaction to 2,900 HSBC job losses
25 March 2009
Derek Simpson, Unite Joint General Secretary, said: "To slash
2,900 jobs demonstrates the insincerity of the claim by HSBC to be
‘the world’s local bank’. This decision will ravage a number of
local communities as sites are closed and other work is sent
abroad.
"Customers of HSBC will be furious to learn that the company
only believes you deserve to have a local banking service if you
are a wealthy premier customer, this makes a mockery of their claim
to be ‘the world’s local bank’. Unite can see no justification for
the efficient and dedicated staff in the UK to lose their jobs and
all basic and standard current accounts to be serviced from India.
This is a kick in the teeth of the bank’s employees. Is HSBC
suggesting that the money of ‘Joe Public’ is of lesser value and
therefore be given a remote service?
"HSBC is a profitable institution and the announcement today is
simply using the financial downturn as a pretext to make
redundancies. Workers at the bank will be alarmed at the pace at
which this announcement is being rushed through, the bank is
cutting corners in its failure to consult appropriately with the
union."
ENDS
For further info Saba Mozakka, Unite the press office: 020 7420
8916 or 07768 693 953.
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