Santander moves to reassure EU employees

Santander has reassured its European staff whose working rights are in doubt post-Brexit.

The Spanish bank said about four per cent, approximately 800, of its UK staff are Europeans who have come to work in Britain from across the EU – the Belfast Telegraph reports.

A spokesman for Santander told the Press Association: "Like Lloyds Banking Group, we will support these individuals and do whatever we can to help, but we are awaiting clarification on any changes to EU workers' rights in the UK."

The lender, which employs 20,000 people in the UK, is among a number of financial heavyweights urgently awaiting clarification on how Brexit negotiations will impact the rights of EU nationals living and working in Britain.