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  2. Barclaycard workers told jobs are moving to Wearside

    Banking giant Barclays is closing its Barclaycard customer contact centre on Teesside and moving its operations to its Sunderland base.

    Almost a thousand people work at the site on Massey Road in Thornaby, Stockton-on-Tees.

    Barclaycard customer contact centre

    A company spokesperson said: "Barclays has been reviewing its geographic footprint, seeking to drive collaboration by bringing teams together to create efficiencies, driven by ongoing changes in the way people work and where people work.

    "The bank has taken the decision to move all operations from Teesside to the Sunderland site, just under 30 miles away."

    Barclays says there are no compulsory redundancies involved in the move and it's "working closely" with the Unite union.