JOBS will be lost in North Wales branches of Lloyds Bank under its current closure programme, although all branches will remain open.

But the bank has not given details of which jobs are under threat.

A spokesman for Lloyds Bank said: "While there will be some role reductions, we are unable to confirm numbers at this time. The group’s policy is always to use natural turnover and to redeploy people where their preference is to remain with the business, in order to retain expertise and experience within the group."

A national officer for Unite, the union which represents many bank employees, Rob MacGregor said: “Thousands of Lloyds Band group employees have either been made redundant or transferred elsewhere through outsourcing. Since the creation of the new group in the teeth of the financial crisis, more than 50,000 UK posts have been lost.

“The latest review follows the pattern of its two predecessors and Unite’s concern is that this will only signal further difficult times for the bank’s workforce.

“We continue to oppose all job losses and have challenged the bank's senior management to ensure those affected are given a clear option to remain working for Lloyds Bank.

“Unite remains adamant that as the bank continues to see significant improvements in performance and profits, it is totally unacceptable for it to persist in putting pressure on employees, by making hundreds more of their fellow workers redundant."