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Scotland; Southern Scotland; Dumfries and Galloway
Location of affected unit(s)
Isle of Man
Sector
Financial / Insurance/ Estate 64 - Financial service activities, except insurance and pension funding 64 - Financial service activities, except insurance and pension funding 64 - Financial service activities, except insurance and pension funding
140 jobs Number of planned job losses
Announcement Date
18 November 2005
Employment effect (start)
Foreseen end date
31 December 2006
Description
Abbey International have announced plans to phase out jobs on the Isle of Man. The bank will wind down its Manx office in 2006 with the loss of 140 jobs. It said it planned to concentrate its operations in Jersey. Abbey International said the decision had been taken for strategic reasons. The company and the Isle of Man government will help the bank's staff to find other jobs.
Sources
18 November 2005: BBC News
Citation
Eurofound (2005), Abbey, Closure in United Kingdom, factsheet number 62531, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://apps.eurofound.europa.eu/restructuring-events/detail/62531.