Unite reaction to RBS job losses at Queen's bank

2 June 2010

Unite national officer Rob MacGregor said: “The decision to cut 500 staff over a three year period from the highly profitable wealth division and in particular Coutts & Co, RBS Coutts and Adam & Company will bring much anxiety to the staff in these areas of the business.

“Unite does not believe that the introduction of, and investment in new technology should go hand in hand with the shedding of jobs. Instead RBS should focus on ensuring that their staff can continue to give customers the high levels of service they expect from the Queen’s bank.

"Our key priority now is to avoid compulsory redundancies and Unite will ensure that RBS continues to work with the union to minimise the impact of this restructuring.”