Centrica row over union’s job cut claims

Centrica has denied as “untrue” claims by the GMB union that it
plans to shed 5,000 jobs at its British Gas subsidiary.

By Rowena Mason, City Reporter (Utilities)

Published: 9:26PM GMT 14 Jan 2010

Centrica

The union raised concerns on Thursday that Centrica was not keeping it
informed about job losses, claiming it had seen an internal memo planning up
to 25pc cuts to non-customer-facing roles.

Gary Smith, GMB national officer, said: “We have good reason to believe
British Gas is planning to axe up …

Read the original article at Telegraph

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