Post by Cowboys on Mar 6, 2007 12:38:12 GMT
hehe well i was leaving anyway so this isnt so much of an issue for me but its intresting, as ive felt like they were trying to get rid of us for awhile now. im looking forward to hearing te spin we get from head office 2night on the news thought and im now considering staying untill i get some redundancy money
Barclaycard To Close Call Centre
Updated: 12:18, Tuesday March 06, 2007
Staff at Barclaycard's call centre in Manchester have received a shock with the news that it is to close.
Some of the workload is being moved to India and 630 jobs will go.
Barclaycard last month revealed that its annual profits had plummeted by 40% to £382m as more of its customers failed to repay their debts.
But parent company Barclays saw its profits leap by 35% to £7.1bn.
"Decisions like these are never easy and we will be doing everything we can to support those affected," said CEO Antony Jenkins.
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"Barclaycard's business is becoming more global and to stay successful we must change how we operate to reflect this.
"Unfortunately, closing our Peterloo House site in Manchester centre is part of that process."
However, Amicus union has condemned the closure, which it says is "totally inappropriate" for such a profitable firm.
"At a time of increasing pressure on all staff in Barclaycard, we believe it to be totally inappropriate for this large and highly profitable employer to be announcing closures and job losses," said Steve Pantak.
"We have made our opposition to these moves very clear to the bank."
from the sky news website
hehe gaz
Barclaycard To Close Call Centre
Updated: 12:18, Tuesday March 06, 2007
Staff at Barclaycard's call centre in Manchester have received a shock with the news that it is to close.
Some of the workload is being moved to India and 630 jobs will go.
Barclaycard last month revealed that its annual profits had plummeted by 40% to £382m as more of its customers failed to repay their debts.
But parent company Barclays saw its profits leap by 35% to £7.1bn.
"Decisions like these are never easy and we will be doing everything we can to support those affected," said CEO Antony Jenkins.
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"Barclaycard's business is becoming more global and to stay successful we must change how we operate to reflect this.
"Unfortunately, closing our Peterloo House site in Manchester centre is part of that process."
However, Amicus union has condemned the closure, which it says is "totally inappropriate" for such a profitable firm.
"At a time of increasing pressure on all staff in Barclaycard, we believe it to be totally inappropriate for this large and highly profitable employer to be announcing closures and job losses," said Steve Pantak.
"We have made our opposition to these moves very clear to the bank."
from the sky news website
hehe gaz
