AIB to get rid of 1,900 staff by December 2013

AIB is to get rid of the first 1,900 of its 2,500 staff departures by Dec 2013, with the rest to go in 2014.

Since it announced it was seeking the significant job cuts earlier this year, the bank is understood to have received a large number of applications from people willing to either take voluntary redundancy or early retirement.

Due to the numbers wishing to avail of the latter option the bank has extended for acceptance of early retirements from Dec 2012 to Dec 2013.