It's no joke! Part-nationalised bank sends department heads on two-day workshop.
Part-nationalised Lloyds Banking Group has sent ten senior staff members to workshops run by the London-based Comedy School.
Details of the training were featured in the latest issue of the bank’s internal magazine. The bank’s HR department claimed the courses were offered to “challenge our talent to learn and develop skills that will drive our business forward in an innovative and truly engaging way.”
But it’s almost impossible to resist the urge to comment that the situation at the bank is no laughing matter at the moment.
Shares have plummeted in the wake of Chief Executive Antonio Horta-Osorio being signed off with stress and extreme fatigue.
The board is reported to be assessing whether he should return to his post or not.
The share price decline means that the taxpayer stake in the bank is now worth £13 billion less than when it was bought.
It is also being forced to sell 632 branches in order to meet European competition rules following its bailout.
New player NBNK and the Co-operative Group are favourites to take over the branches.
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