US-based Computer Sciences Corporation (CSC) (www.csc.com) has announced that it is to cut more than 22% of its UK workforce in a move that could lead to 1,100 job losses, according to the Unite union.

With its UK head office in London plus sites in Aldershot, Banbury, Leeds, Chesterfield, Chorley and Preston, CSC counts BAE Systems, the NHS and the Royal Bank of Scotland among its clients. It is expected to make redundancies in March and September.

A spokesman said: “In order to align skills and resources to the demands of the market, we are continuing to restructure parts of our UK organisation. As a result, we have identified a number of roles that potentially will be removed from the business.

“We have opened a voluntary redundancy programme, and there will be opportunities for employees to re-skill, with the potential of joining other areas of CSC’s UK business.”