Barclays 计划今年裁员约 5,000 人，约占员工总数 5%

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WSJ 报道称，Barclays 计划今年裁员约 5,000 人，约占员工总数的 5%，理由是 AI 带来的效率提升。约 1,000 个岗位已在 2026 年上半年削减，其余将在年底前完成；约 60% 的裁员涉及支持职能，包括因 AI 提升员工生产力而减少开发人员岗位。同期该行第三季度税前利润增长 12% 至 £2.3B。

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WSJ: Barclays will cut about 5,000 jobs this year, roughly 5% of staff, citing AI efficiency gains.

About 1,000 of those roles went in the first half of 2026, and the rest go before year end.

Around 60% of the cuts fall on support functions, “including fewer developers as AI makes our people more productive,” said Chief Executive C.S. Venkatakrishnan.

All these while 3rd-quarter pretax profit rose 12% to £2.3B.

Among rivals, HSBC is reportedly weighing up to 20,000 role cuts over the coming years, while Standard Chartered plans to shrink corporate function roles by more than 15% by 2030.

Venkatakrishnan calls AI the icing rather than the cake, because its savings depend on infrastructure built beforehand.