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Banking giant Barclays is relocating hundreds of jobs, including on Teesside, leading to union fears of compulsory redundancies.

Unite said around 460 jobs were at risk , mainly in Coventry and Birmingham, with a smaller number in areas including Stockton, London's Canary Wharf and Manchester.

Barclays has banks across Teesside and also operates a Barclaycard contact centre at Teesdale, Thornaby.

The bank said there would only be a reduction of around 50 jobs with 400 moving to Glasgow, Greater Manchester and Northampton.

A Barclays spokesman said: "In order to best serve our customers and clients Barclays is moving teams closer together at our core UK sites in Glasgow, Greater Manchester and Northampton, where we are investing in new campuses and office space.

"Today we have informed staff that a number of operations and technology roles are relocating within the UK.

"We are not reducing the number of jobs overall, except in a few cases of duplication, and we will remain a significant employer in both Coventry and Birmingham."

Dominic Hook, Unite national officer, said: "This staff reduction programme is extremely alarming for the workforce at Barclays.

"Unite is very clear that the decision to cut around 460 jobs will result in a large number of compulsory redundancies which will bring a noticeable impact on customer service across Barclays.

"The decision by Barclays to make significant job losses in the West Midlands is a huge blow for the workforce. This is even more alarming in light of 170 staff from fraud operations were cut in Coventry last year.

"Unite is in discussion with Barclays regarding its future site strategy in order to gain vital clarity and job security for the workforce.

"The union has challenged the bank on service quality levels due to the loss of knowledge and experienced staff as a result of these changes."

Barclays operates Teesside branches including Middlesbrough , Stockton and Redcar .

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