Newsletters From BTU
Letter To Mr. Harry Baines – WTW – Overpayments
Letter To Dame Linda Dobbs DBE – HBOS Reading – The Dobbs Review
79 More Branches Closed
Lloyds has announced another round of branch closures. 79 Lloyds and Halifax branches will close starting from September 2026. That’s in addition to all the announcements that have been since the beginning of the year. We said in a previous Newsletter that the demise...
WTW – Hounding Staff.
Just when you thought the performance of Willis Towers Watson (WTW), who administer the Lloyds pension schemes, couldn’t get any worse, it has. It’s now demanding that a member of staff who retired on health grounds with an aggressive form of breast cancer pays back...
Halifax Bank – The End
As we predicted, Lloyds Banking Group is planning to get rid of the Halifax brand with effect from 1st July 2026. Getting rid of the Halifax brand won’t come as a big surprise to staff working in branches. Lloyds and Bank of Scotland recently had new advertising and...
Responding to Lloyds on Data Trawling
Members who complained to Mr Charlie Nunn, Group Chief Executive, regarding the trawling of staff accounts have received a standard response from the Bank. The Union has put together two responses for members and their partners/spouses to send back to Lloyds. Those...
The iPad Problem
The evidence we’ve gathered shows the use of iPads in branches is causing an increase in the number of staff suffering with musculoskeletal problems. Members have reported struggling to get occupational health assessments with some having to wait up to 4 months. That...
Platform 4.0 – More Jobs Going To India
Following the latest skills capture exercise, Lloyds is set roll out Platform 4.0 which will see more UK job losses, job changes and the offshoring of more IT jobs to the Lloyds Technology Centre in Hyderabad, India. Unlike previous roll out this one will be done...
Lloyds Today, NHS Tomorrow?
The kind of invasive data trawling techniques used on 36,000 staff in grades A-C to justify pay increases for 2026 and 2027 is set to be rolled out externally and monetised as part of the Bank’s new technology strategy which will be announced by Mr. Charlie Nunn,...
Complaining to Information Commissioner
The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) has said that our complaint has been passed to its investigation team. The Commissioner also said that members can make individual complaints to the ICO. Members can complete the online complaints form on the ICO website...
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