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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Business
Kalyeena Makortoff Banking correspondent

Santander UK freezes salaries and cuts jobs in commercial banking arm

Woman with dog peaking into window of a high street Santander bank
In March, Santander said it was closing 95 of its 444 UK high street branches and reducing services or hours at a further 50 sites. Photograph: Dinendra Haria/SOPA Images/Rex/Shutterstock

Santander UK is freezing salaries, slashing bonuses and cutting jobs across its commercial banking arm as part of a wider shake-up that could help make the bank more attractive to potential buyers.

The bank began unexpectedly changing bankers’ job titles and shuffling staff into new teams earlier this month amid a larger review of the Spanish lender’s UK business, where there is mounting frustration over regulations and costs.

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