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Whistleblower News From The Inside -- April 10, 2017

Posted  April 10, 2017

By the C|C Whistleblower Lawyer Team

Barclays  Reprimands Chief Executive for Trying to Identify Whistleblower  – Barclays has reprimanded Chief Executive Jes Staley and will cut his bonus for attempting to uncover a whistleblower’s identity, the British bank said on Monday, dealing a blow to a man who has been in the role little over 15 months. In a statement, the bank disclosed that British authorities were also investigating American Staley’s attempts to identify the author of a letter that revealed “concerns of a personal nature” about an unnamed senior employee. Reuters

Scan 1,000 Items an Hour or ‘Face the Sack’, Aldi Tells Staff: Whistleblower’s Claim After he Quit Over ‘One Every 3.5 seconds’ Target –  It claims to get you through the checkout queue 40 per cent quicker than its rivals – and there seems to be a good reason Aldi’s till staff are so speedy. A whistleblower claims the chain’s workers face the sack if they fail to scan at least 1,000 items an hour. Former deputy manager Andrei Ignatescu said those who miss the target, which equates to an item every 3.5 seconds, are hauled into performance reviews with managers and can be ‘let go’ if it happens three times. The Daily Mail

Lloyds to Pay £100m Fraud Compensation – LLoyds has announced that it is setting aside a further £100m, to compensate customers who lost money in a fraud scandal. Six people, two of whom had worked for Halifax Bank of Scotland (HBOS) – owned by Lloyds – were jailed in February. The court heard they stole hundreds of millions of pounds from small businesses who were their clients. At the same time, the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) announced that it is re-opening an enquiry into the fraud. Lloyds has already set aside at least £250m to cover other costs arising from the case, which was centered on the HBOS office in Reading. BBC News