Unite reaction to over 700 Royal Bank of Scotland job losses
24 May 2011
Unite the union has said it is appalled at the news today that
Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) is to close a key centre and cutting
additional jobs resulting in over 700 job losses.
The decision to shut a major centre in Telford will result in
the loss of in excess of 500 jobs. The closure of this centre which
deals with debt management and fraud operations will be a
significant loss to the local economy. The other location which
will lose around 150 roles is Plymouth where very few jobs will
remain at the site. 40 jobs are being lost from Leeds, this is in
addition to hundreds already lost from Leeds and Harrogate RBS
sites.
Dave Fleming, Unite national officer said: “The job losses
announcements and site closures announced today by the Royal Bank
of Scotland are truly devastating news for the local communities,
many of which depend on these finance jobs.
“When RBS announced 3,500 job cuts in September 2010 there was
utter disbelief about the scale of the cuts, today we are seeing
the human tragedy which this decision will result in. We must
remember that behind each and every job loss there is a family
tragedy and the consequences are often devastating.
“Unite is calling on the bank to do more to offer re-training
and redeployment for the workforce, who will today be distraught by
this
news.”
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For more information please contact: Ciaran Naidoo, Unite press
office on: 07768 931 315.
