Openwork targets bank staff affected by branch closures

Over the last year, the group said, banks and building societies have "closed or plan to close" up to 1,076 branches. Santander was the latest to announce the closure of 140 branches in January, for example - a move that affected 1,270 employees. According to Openwork, the knowledge that bank and building society staff will have built up in areas such as wealth and mortgage advice should be "very attractive to financial groups".  The company added it was looking to grow its adviser count and suggested former bank and building society employees could be ideal candidates for training to...