Unite the union representing staff at Barclays has today (Thursday 30) won a ‘cost of living’ increase for staff from 1st August. Following calls from the Union and discussions with management to…Read more…
Major Barclays site to shut
Unite, the recognised trade union in Barclays, has expressed its alarm at the announcement today (March 4) that the bank is closing a major processing centre in Leeds with nearly 800 jobs lost and…Read more…
‘Loyal workers deserve better’
Unite has expressed alarm at ongoing bank job losses, most recently this week (April 9) when Barclays announced it would be axing 460 jobs. Barclays informed staff in Coventry Westwood Park…Read more…
‘Extremely alarming’
Unite, which represent staff at Barclays, has today (April 9) expressed dismay at the news of approximately 460 job losses at the bank. Barclays has informed staff in Coventry Westwood Park…Read more…
‘Devastating’ job losses
Barclays will force through the cuts with compulsory redundancies, a move the union said was “deeply irresponsible”. The bank announced yesterday that 288 people had been told their jobs will…Read more…
‘Deeply irresponsible’
Unite, which represents staff at Barclays has vowed to fight job cut plans announced by Barclays today (January 22). The bank has informed some 300 staff at its Millshaw site in Leeds that they will…Read more…
Barclays job losses
Unite, which represents staff across Barclays Bank, has called on the company to halt the job loss plans announced today in Cardiff and Coventry. Barclays Bank has today (June 19) told nearly…Read more…
Millionaires & Food banks
This evening I got a tweet from Barclays Wealth Managemen with this picture saying “Our latest #ProsperityMap finds that the UK millionaire population grew by 7.6% year-on-year, up to 625,000”.
I replied “and 8% of UK adults don’t have enough money fo…Read more…
Barclays jobs stay pledge
Barclays is not considering moving British jobs to Europe because of Brexit, the bank’s chief executive has said. Jes Staley also said that any internal restructuring that would be needed…Read more…
“Newham declines FOI request for LOBO replacement loan rate”
This is really disappointing news. We are being ripped off by the Banks over our LOBO loans left, right and centre. This is a national issue not only a Newham issue.
Last night the BBC televised allegations that the Bank of England had been invo…Read more…
Barclays closure slammed
Unite has today (March 8) condemned Barclays Bank for the announcement of the closure of their mortgage centre in Llanishen, Cardiff with the loss of over 180 jobs. The centre will close by the end…Read more…
Newham ditches LOBOs pledging £94m in savings
This has been one of the most popular stories on the Local Government finance website Room 151 recently. By Colin Marrs. LOBOS is the Spanish name for wolf. “Newham Council has agreed a deal with Barclays to switch almost half of its Lender Option…Read more…
£238 million reasons to stop Barclays Bank LOBO cheats ripping off Newham Residents
This was the written question I put to the Newham Deputy Mayor and Cabinet member for Finance, Lester Hudson, at the Full Council meeting last week
To the Executive Advisor on Finance, Cllr Lester Hudson
“Last week 3 more employees of Barclays Bank w…Read more…