{"id":390325,"date":"2026-10-22T13:00:05","date_gmt":"2026-10-22T12:00:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/barclays-to-cut-5000-jobs-as-ai-makes-work-more-efficient\/"},"modified":"2026-10-22T13:00:05","modified_gmt":"2026-10-22T12:00:05","slug":"barclays-to-cut-5000-jobs-as-ai-makes-work-more-efficient","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/barclays-to-cut-5000-jobs-as-ai-makes-work-more-efficient\/","title":{"rendered":"Barclays to cut 5,000 jobs as AI makes work more &#8216;efficient&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i3.ytimg.com\/vi\/BXaB9kzrG6Q\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"Barclays to cut 5,000 jobs as AI makes work more &apos;efficient&apos;\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/BXaB9kzrG6Q\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>Barclays says it expects to cut some five thousand staff &#8211; that&#8217;s five percent of its workforce &#8211; by the end of the year as AI makes the bank more efficient.<\/p>\n<p>[Subscribe to our Substack newsletter: https:\/\/channel4news.substack.com\/subscribe]<\/p>\n<p>Around one thousand of the roles were cut in the first half of the year.<\/p>\n<p>The rest will be spread out over the second half.<\/p>\n<p>&#8212;&#8212;-<\/p>\n<p>Get more news at our site &#8211; https:\/\/www.channel4.com\/news\/ <\/p>\n<p>Subscribe to our Substack newsletter: https:\/\/channel4news.substack.com\/subscribe<\/p>\n<p>Follow us:<br \/>\nTikTok &#8211; https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@c4news<br \/>\nInstagram &#8211; https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/channel4news\/<br \/>\nTwitter &#8211; https:\/\/twitter.com\/Channel4News<br \/>\nFacebook &#8211; https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/Channel4News\/<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Barclays says it expects to cut some five thousand staff &#8211; that&#8217;s five percent of its workforce &#8211; by the end of the year as AI makes the bank more efficient. 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