Barclays staff told to sign code of conduct or quit

Barclays’ staff were today told to sign up to an ethical code of conduct or quit, as part of the British bank’s crusade to repair its battered reputation.

In a memo sent to the bank’s 140,000 employees worldwide, new chief executive Antony Jenkins said performance would be judged on a set of ethical standards in an attempt to overhaul the culture in the wake of its Libor-rigging scandal.