The Masked Tulip Posted July 8, 2008 Share Posted July 8, 2008 Following on from the Firstplus info in the other threads Banking giant Barclays is cutting 300 jobs at its home loans division in Cardiff, it has announced. Firstplus, which employs around 430 at its base in the Pentwyn area of the city, said it was no longer taking on new customers due to slowing demand. A total of 130 staff will stay on to deal with existing customers. Alternative roles are being sought for the 300 across Barclays businesses. The UK's biggest trade union Unite said it was "incensed" at the decision. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/wales/7495511.stm Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest sillybear2 Posted July 8, 2008 Share Posted July 8, 2008 (edited) Not lovely. "Barclays should replace the 300 jobs lost with work from other parts of the bank." Like the in department filing for repossession orders, and CCJ's? Edited July 8, 2008 by sillybear2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Masked Tulip Posted July 8, 2008 Author Share Posted July 8, 2008 I wonder how many of the 300 are urban professionals who have bought into the luxury flat, IMPO, nonsense of Cardiff? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chichi Posted July 8, 2008 Share Posted July 8, 2008 South Wales is hotspot for stolen copper and iron apparently. :-( Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
debt2let Posted July 8, 2008 Share Posted July 8, 2008 I wonder how many of the 300 are urban professionals who have bought into the luxury flat, IMPO, nonsense of Cardiff? They are daft if they have, i rent a flat in Cardiff Bay and like most other place, its a heck of a lot cheaper to rent flats around here than it is to buy the gratuitously overpriced boxes they call 'luxury apartments'. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest happy? Posted July 8, 2008 Share Posted July 8, 2008 Am I right in thinking that FirstPlus have used Carol Vorderperson as their pusher of choice? See - every cloud has a silver lining. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WSG Posted July 8, 2008 Share Posted July 8, 2008 Trade union were "incensed".....does that mean someone hit them with a joss stick??? Nemo, Picture and now these guys...Cardiff's mini sub-prime financial sectorette has imploded since january.......there's only Fat Mac's Credit Emporium and DvD rental shop on Ninian Road left. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest happy? Posted July 8, 2008 Share Posted July 8, 2008 Trade union were "incensed".....does that mean someone hit them with a joss stick???Nemo, Picture and now these guys...Cardiff's mini sub-prime financial sectorette has imploded since january.......there's only Fat Mac's Credit Emporium and DvD rental shop on Ninian Road left. It's always difficult to find any good when a business fails and people lose their livelihood, but having seen the effects of secondary lenders' activities they're pretty low on my list of priorities. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moo Posted July 8, 2008 Share Posted July 8, 2008 The UK's biggest trade union Unite said it was "incensed" at the decision. Horribly OT, but... I'll never cease to be amazed by union pronouncements like this. First Plus are, by the looks of it, completely buggered, and so regardless any other considerations, there's not exactly a lot of point in keeping the bulk of the staff on. Okay, I'm no union man, not by a long chalk, but whilst I can see the sense in unions doing their damnest to help their members maintain decent pay and conditions, I've never been able to understand "you must continue to employ people, regardless of whether it makes any economic sense or not" stuff like this. I just don't get it. It's like being "incensed" by rain! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Converted Lurker Posted July 8, 2008 Share Posted July 8, 2008 Horribly OT, but...I'll never cease to be amazed by union pronouncements like this. First Plus are, by the looks of it, completely buggered, and so regardless any other considerations, there's not exactly a lot of point in keeping the bulk of the staff on. Okay, I'm no union man, not by a long chalk, but whilst I can see the sense in unions doing their damnest to help their members maintain decent pay and conditions, I've never been able to understand "you must continue to employ people, regardless of whether it makes any economic sense or not" stuff like this. I just don't get it. It's like being "incensed" by rain! and the 130 kept on to service existing customers is bogus. Skipton owned HML will be pitching for this management business as we speak. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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