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    Barclays axing 900 staff in ‘disgraceful’ pre-Christmas move, says Unite

    by Holly Williams Nov 28, 2023 2 minutes
    Source: PA Wire

    Banking giant Barclays is cutting 900 jobs in its UK business as it looks to slash costs in a “disgraceful” pre-Christmas move, trade union Unite has said.

    Unite said the jobs would go across a number of back-office divisions, including compliance, finance, legal, policy, IT and risk.

    Affected staff were told at lunchtime on

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