Culture Wars In Lloyds

Members will recall that in one of our previous Newsletters we discussed in detail the bank’s new retail strategy. Whilst the new value treatment strategies are all very interesting, our concern is about how the rush for growth is going to change the culture of the...

What About Lara?

It took members of staff 20 minutes to evacuate the Lloyds building at London Wall following a fire alarm on the 12th January. That’s simply too long. If it had been a real fire, the consequences of such a delay don’t bear thinking about. A few weeks ago, Lloyds...

Does Your Employer Know You’re Disabled?

A recent case heard at the Employment Appeals Tribunal (EAT) has highlighted the importance of disabled employees informing their employers of their disabilities. The Equality Act 2010 says that people are disabled if they have a physical or mental impairment which...

BTU Secures Top-Up Payments Worth £63 million

The Trustee of the Lloyds Banking Group Pension Schemes has said for the first time that it’s going to make top-up payments to those members who transferred out of their final pension schemes. It will start making those payments later this year. We estimate that £63...

Intolerable Working Conditions In The Branch Network

Lloyds Bank’s decision to cut staffing in the branch network to the bone is causing serious concerns over branch security and intolerably high pressure working environments. It would not be sensible for us to set out the alarming examples that have been reported to us...

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