{"id":12315,"date":"2017-05-09T16:55:26","date_gmt":"2017-05-09T15:55:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/unitelive.org\/?p=12315"},"modified":"2017-05-09T16:55:26","modified_gmt":"2017-05-09T15:55:26","slug":"unjustified-job-losses","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/unitelive.test.igniteamt.com\/?p=12315","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;Unjustified&#8217; job losses"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"fb-root\"><\/div>\n<p>Unite, which represents staff at Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) has expressed opposition to the announcement today (May 9) that the bank has decided to cut another 334 jobs and offshore more jobs to India.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The taxpayer supported institution is choosing to export work abroad and continue to cut staff here in the UK, which Unite has described in its communication to staff as \u00e2\u20ac\u015bunjustified.\u00e2\u20ac\u0165<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>\u00e2\u20ac\u015bUnite cannot understand how RBS, which continues to be taxpayer backed, can justify hundreds more staff cuts and continue transferring important work out of the country,&#8221; said Unite national officer Rob MacGregor.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>\u00e2\u20ac\u015bIt is wholly inappropriate and unjustified for these technology roles to be sent offshore,&#8221; he added. &#8220;Unite has called on RBS to halt the offshoring announcements and impose a moratorium on the offshoring of jobs. 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