Reuters
Published Mar 25, 2009 06:17AM ET
Updated Mar 25, 2009 07:08AM ET
March 25 (Reuters) - HSBC Holdings
Unite, a union representing HSBC staff, said the changes announced on Wednesday would result in 2,900 jobs being lost.
HSBC had cut 500 jobs at its UK banking business in December following a review of the business, and axed 1,100 investment banking jobs in September.
Following are details of major job cuts that have been announced in Britain since last September over and above the 28,000 financial services jobs that the Centre for Economics and Business Research believes were lost in London in 2008:
* Indicates global job losses where many or most cuts will
be overseas
COMPANY SECTOR NUMBERS DATE
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(by 2013) Jan/Mar London Underground
unlisted Transport 1,000 Jan 29
KCom
Notes:
For companies that have had more than one round of job cuts, numbers are shown against the date of the most recent announcement and, where available, show the total number to date. (Compiled by Matthew Scuffham, Rosalba O'Brien and UK equities team; Additional writing by Jijo Jacob; Additional writing and editing by David Cutler)
Written By: Reuters
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