“Some colleagues are stressed or demoralized,” said an employee of Ing Luxembourg, contacted by Essential. Employees of the Dutch bank, which deleted around 50,000 customer accounts last year, live difficult hours. “There have been many corridors” since the announcement of the retail bank stop, confirms our source, under the cover of anonymity.
The establishment does not want to comment on rumors, but recalls its decision to “refocus on bank activities for private customers on private banking, and to strengthen the Wholesale Banking offer for large companies, institutions and investment funds”. To the detriment of the accounts of individuals, not very profitable. Without deciding on the number of jobs concerned, ING evokes an organization “which continues its evolution, which could lead to a reduction in its size”.
Asked about the possibility of an upcoming social plan, the bank did not rule on the subject. Departures have already been recorded within the company, which is highly criticized for its communication on its new strategy. “Some services are a bit in the vagueness, because in sub-employment,” notes the employee interviewed. ING Luxembourg had 990 employees in May, at the time of the first announcements of the closure of the accounts.
