“Unions urge bank boss to reconsider latest planned cuts to retail division as it rethinks shape and scale of network of branches.
Unions attacked Barclays on Thursday night for making a "colossal mistake" in axing 1,700 jobs from its branch network as the bank automates services and cuts costs.
Officials from Unite said the latest cuts – which the bank insisted would be voluntary – came on top of a warning to staff in Coventry and Dartford last week that 600 roles could go.
The latest cuts are taking place in the retail division – which Antony Jenkins ran until his promotion to chief executive in the wake of the Libor rigging scandal – which employs 33,600 staff across the UK.”
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