Aug 15 (Reuters) - UK'S UNITE:
* UK'S UNITE - ROYAL BANK OF SCOTLAND TOLD STAFF ON AUG.15 THAT IT WILL BE CUTTING A FURTHER 40 PER CENT OF PERMANENT STAFF FROM ITS LONDON IT FUNCTION BY 2020
* UK'S UNITE - COUPLED WITH 65 PER CENT REDUCTION OF CONTRACTORS ANNOUNCED TODAY, WILL TOTAL A REDUCTION OF 880 STAFF
* UK'S UNITE - "BRANDED ROYAL BANK OF SCOTLAND FIXATION WITH CUTTING EMPLOYEE NUMBERS, RESTRUCTURING AND OFFSHORING WORK AS WHOLLY UNACCEPTABLE"
* UK'S UNITE - "LATEST ANNOUNCEMENT THAT 650 PERMANENT STAFF AND 230 CONTRACTORS ARE TO LOSE THEIR LIVELIHOODS FOLLOWS ANNOUNCEMENT IN 2016 OF 600 STAFF CUTS" Further company coverage: RBS (LON:RBS)
(Bengaluru Newsroom)