1,800 Barclays Bank IT staff moving overseas

Barclays Bank has now confirmed that they are to move 1,800 IT staff overseas over the next three years. Some of these jobs will go to UK staff, but as yet Barclays have offered no more details of the terms and conditions of the new deal.

The bank did make a statement saying “Some roles will move offshore and colleagues will have the opportunity to apply for these roles and relocate.”

Barclays have said that they will try to reduce the headcount by reducing the number of contractors that they employ.

When they have to deal with permanent staff, Barclays will be working together with Unite, where they will offer staff support, as well as try to find them another role, this could be at Barclays or externally.

There is nothing worse than shifting things like IT services overseas, I feel that if Barclays do this, they are then letting their customers down.

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