Landmark Legal Case Continues In The High Court
In a previous Newsletter, I said that the second part of the union’s landmark legal case on Guaranteed Minimum Pensions (GMPs) would begin in the High Court in May and would be heard by Mr Justice Morgan via Skype. Following that hearing, Mr Justice Morgan wrote to...
Year End Allowance For TSB Staff
On Friday, TSB announced that it had made a £76 million loss for Q3. Its total loss so far this year is £140 million. We expect that rise to £180 million for the full year. And whilst that loss was being explained away by Sabadell’s Chief Executive, tens of thousands...
Lloyds Bows To Union Pressure On Test & Trace App
Lloyds Banking Group has bowed to union pressure and told branch staff working in the Banking Hall that they can now use the Government’s Test and Trace app, if they want. TSB has instructed all its branch staff -wherever they work - to turn off the Government’s Test...
Letter To MPs Regarding TSB And The Government’s Test And Trace App
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TSB “Circuit-breaker”
The second wave is well and truly here and crucial to what happens next will be all “our behaviours”. Large parts of the country are now under local lockdowns and the likelihood is that we will all move up the three-level scale at different times. There is every...
Working From Home Survey
Thousands of TSB staff are still working from home and the likelihood is that this is going to continue well into next year. Has the novelty worn off? Are you suffering from ‘Zoom fatigue’? Are you desperate to get back to the office to see friends and colleagues? Is...
Track & Trace Could Be A Life Saver For Staff & Customers
TSB is wrong to instruct staff to turn off the Government’s Track and Trace app whilst at work and Debbie Crosbie, TSB’s Chief Executive, needs to look at this issue again, quickly. TSB says: “If you have any of the NHS track and trace Apps downloaded on your mobile...
TSB To Axe 164 Branches & Get Rid Of 900 Jobs
The future of TSB as an independent bank now looks in jeopardy. Today, it’s announced that it will be closing 164 branches between January and June 2021 and making 900 branch staff redundant. There will also be a number of role changes and the branch network will be...
Bonuses, Pay and Covid
There have recently been a number of confirmed cases of COVID 19 in Excel House, Edinburgh. In addition to deep cleaning the desks and surrounding areas where the members of staff were working, TSB also undertook a deep clean of the whole building. In addition, TSB...
“Life Made More … Difficult”?
In an honest answer to a straightforward question – something we don’t see enough of these days – Robin Bulloch, Director of Retail Banking, confirmed what we’ve been saying for a long-time, that the number of staff in TSB branches is going be steadily reduced. He...
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