Redundancies
One in six to quit Aviva's Birmingham operation
Almost one in six staff at Aviva's Birmingham office have accepted voluntary redundancy.
Direct Line confirms redundancies
Direct Line Group has confirmed approximately 890 proposed redundancies across the business as part of a drive to cut costs by £100m.
Up to 900 roles at risk under £100m DLG cost-saving bid
Up to 900 roles are at risk at the Direct Line Group, with a full site closure of its Teeside office being proposed, Post understands, as it today reveals the scale of redundancies necessary to achieve its £100m cost savings target.
Insiders voice concern at Aviva's long-term growth prospects amid cuts
Aviva's confirmation that hundreds of roles at "middle management or below" are at risk of redundancy has raised concerns that its long-term cost-cutting strategy comes at the expense of a focus on organic growth.
Editor's comment: Communication calamity
Aviva's evasiveness over revealing redundancy numbers attached to its well-publicised £400m cost-saving mission - coupled with the consequences of later admitting this to be as high as 800 (not counting the one in four directors who have already left) -…
Kwik Fit helps staff find new roles ahead of Glasgow consolidation
Kwik Fit Financial Services will press ahead with consolidating its insurance business in Glasgow, after revealing that the majority of the 170 employees affected by the closure of its Birmingham office have secured new positions.
Aviva: New jobs at risk "in line" with chairman's strategy
Aviva has claimed the 800 at-risk jobs among “middle management and below” are in line with its chairman’s plan to simplify the business.
Union accuses Aviva of job cuts programme via the back door
Aviva has warned that up to 800 jobs are at risk within its UK business as part of a push to cut costs by new chairman John McFarlane.
Aviva suffers ratings downgrade amid strategic overhaul
Aviva has been hit with a Standards & Poor’s ratings downgrade following concerns about the cost and risks of delivery associated with its strategic plan.
Towergate confirms London Markets roles at risk
Towergate has confirmed this morning that employees in its London Markets business are subject to a period of consultation, which could result in redundancy.
More mid-management jobs to go at Aviva as streamlining gathers pace
Aviva has informed staff of the next phase of its reorganisation by announcing that a handful of mid-management positions are for the chop.
Streamlined Aviva approach to free up regional underwriting opportunities
Aviva will invest in its corporate specialty business capability while freeing up underwriters to concentrate on targeting mid-market opportunities, in line with the firm’s regional strategy.
Aviva regional strategy leads to UK cutbacks
Aviva staff across the UK are expected to be rocked by job cuts following news of the second wave of the firm's regional strategy.
Mike Quinton says departure was nothing to do with aggregator failure
Mike Quinton has confirmed he has left Covea, the parent company behind the failed aggregator start-up he had worked on, stressing that it was only a temporary role.
170 jobs at stake as Kwik-Fit prepares to shut Birmingham office
Kwik-Fit Financial Services has this afternoon revealed that it is planning to close its Birmingham office and relocate to Glasgow at the expense of 170 jobs.
Jobs and branches at risk as Autoglass undergoes "operational changes"
Autoglass is entering into a consultation period with its staff after announcing a reduction in contact centres and the closure of a number of branches.
Further Cunningham Lindsey staff at "risk of redundancy"
Three staff at Cunningham Lindsey's managed contractor network Oriel are facing redundancy, the loss adjuster has confirmed.
RSA job cuts not mark of wider trend says recruiter
Regulatory changes are likely to keep technical roles in-house, however, the number of support function redundancies are expected to rise as an industry-wide outsourcing trend continues in 2012.
RSA confirms around 120 jobs at risk
RSA has confirmed that around 120 roles are at risk of redundancy following a review of the UK business.
Nationwide slashes claims force after RBSI deal
Up to 100 employees at Nationwide’s claims handlings service face the axe as a result of the building society renegotiating its household insurance contract with RBS Insurance.
Bluefin centralisation to cost 23 jobs
Bluefin is proposing to close the finance functions of its Gravesend and West Wickham offices with the loss of 23 jobs.
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