Unite has accused IT services company Capita of breaking their promises to staff on their Capita site in Belfast.

Capita’s announcement to cut a further 41 jobs has been criticised by Unite, formerly Amicus, as a further sign that promises to secure more contracts and maintain the Belfast site as a centre of excellence are not being kept.

Graham Goddard, Unite Deputy General Secretary, said: "Unite members are concerned that Capita have failed in their promise to secure the long term future of their life and pensions operation. The announcement of 41 job losses today represents another blow for Capita staff in Belfast who face growing uncertainty as the company have failed to deliver on Chief Executive Paul Pindar's original commitment to the workforce of ‘opportunity and business expansion’. It would appear that Belfast was simply a stepping stone into a new market for Capita.”

The 116 staff in the life and pensions department in Belfast must now reapply for the remaining 75 roles.