Hundreds of staff at Scottish Widows faced an uncertain future last night after the company announced it was to consolidate back office jobs in Chatham, Kent, reports the Scotsman .
The Edinburgh-based company did not rule out compulsory redundancies, says the paper. Some 200 permanent staff currently undertaking client services functions will be affected by the review, which will see a further 175 positions transferred to parent company Lloyds TSB group operations – also based in Chatham – by the end of the year. The company is considering moving an additional 75 Chatham-based positions to India. HEDGE FUNDS which solicit stock-picking ideas electronically from investment banks in return for big commissions were cleared of the taint of insider dealing yesterday,...
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