Santander expands UK graduate scheme

Santander has announced an expansion of its graduate scheme, increasing its UK intake threefold to around 230 entrants.The bank, whose UK business was formed from the takeovers of Abbey, Bradford and Bingley and Alliance & Leicester, took on fewer than 70 graduates in 2009 but has upped its search for future leaders as it anticipates the upturn.
 

It’s untenable to have a normal retirement age in public-sector schemes that is significantly different from the state retirement age

Brian Bailey, Director of pensions, West Midlands Pension Fund and member of High Pay Commission