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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Holly Williams

Metro Bank axing fifth of workers and reviewing seven-day opening

PA Wire

Metro Bank is cutting around 850 jobs and reviewing whether to stay open seven days a week under plans to slash costs.

The troubled high street lender said it is set to axe 20% of its 4,266-strong workforce as part of aims to ramp up cost savings to £50 million a year.

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