{"id":81,"date":"2007-03-06T15:21:52","date_gmt":"2007-03-06T15:21:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.the-finance-zone.co.uk\/uncategorized\/barclaycard-cuts-600-jobs\/"},"modified":"2007-03-06T15:21:52","modified_gmt":"2007-03-06T15:21:52","slug":"barclaycard-cuts-600-jobs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/the-finance-zone.co.uk\/index.php\/2007\/03\/06\/barclaycard-cuts-600-jobs\/","title":{"rendered":"Barclaycard cuts 600 jobs"},"content":{"rendered":"

Barclaycard is set to close its Manchester call centre and move some of the work to India with the loss of more than 600 jobs.<\/span>Work will be moved to Mumbai and Delhi and some jobs will be transferred to Teesside. <\/span><\/p>\n

The restructuring will affect 630 workers, who will be paid until October to help them find other work. <\/span><\/p>\n

The union Amicus said the closure was “totally inappropriate” for such a profitable firm. <\/span><\/p>\n

Staff at the city centre’ s Dickinson Street call centre were told about the closure on Tuesday morning. <\/span><\/p>\n

Antony Jenkins, chief executive of Barclaycard, said: “Decisions like these are never easy and we will be doing everything we can to support the affected. <\/span><\/p>\n

“Barclaycard’s business is becoming more global and to stay successful we must change how we operate to reflect this. <\/span><\/p>\n

“Unfortunately, closing our Peterloo House site in Manchester centre is part of that process.” <\/span><\/p>\n

Amicus official Steve Pantak said it had voiced its opposition to the moves. <\/span><\/p>\n

He said: “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.” <\/span><\/p>\n

Mr Pantak said “robust agreements” were in place to help staff find other jobs. <\/span><\/p>\n

He added: “We believe that with such a large presence in the North West, Barclays should be able to accommodate all those staff who are displaced but wish to remain with them. <\/span><\/p>\n

“We will be pushing the bank hard to achieve this outcome.” <\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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