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In addition, bank has committed to maintain another site which were part of the announcement to make 3.500 staff cuts.The closure of the RBS sites at Norwich, Nottingham and Liverpool were fiercely opposed by Unite. The union opposed these site closures because of the devastating impact it would have had on the local communities and argued that there was a clear business case, with sufficient work volumes, to maintain the staffing levels. These decisions will save 940 jobs.



David Fleming, Unite national officer, said: “Unite is extremely pleased that the Royal Bank of Scotland has listened to the concerns of staff and reversed its planned site closures. This news is a significant boost to the RBS workforce in Norwich, Nottingham and Liverpool after many months of uncertainty.



“Unite has been working tirelessly to challenge the bank on these job losses and the announcement to save these jobs is to be welcomed. We only regret that the staff had to endure such a stressful period while this decision was changed.