Axa considers 60 redundancies after commercial and retail merger
Axa Insurance UK has put 60 employees in its risk, conduct and governance across various sites in the UK at risk of redundancy.
According to a notice by workers’ union Unite, the potential cuts have followed the merger of commercial and retail.
The union stated Axa UK made the announcement on 23 September.
RelatedWalker to lead Axa’s combined commercial and retail business following restructureAxa UK & Ireland has created a general insurance business, Axa Insurance UK, with Jon Walker leading the unified UK commercial and retail business units as CEO.
Jon Walker stepped up from being UK commercial CEO to lead the unified
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