Lloydspharmacy and AAH Pharmaceuticals parent company Celesio is set to make up to 120 staff at its UK head office  redundant.

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	Following an announcement in April that Lloydspharmacy and AAH were to share back office functions such as IT and human resources, Celesio UK confirmed this week that as many as 120 people could be left without a job. Celesio UK said 1,100 members of Lloydspharmacy and AAH head office staff were initially identified as people who could have been affected by the restructuring.

"The appointment process has not concluded. However, we expect to employ in future around 980 people in the new headquarters function," a spokesperson said. "Of those leaving the business, 60 at present have taken voluntary redundancy," the spokesperson added. 

The 90-day consultation period on the restructuring plans began on May 8. At the time, a Lloydspharmacy spokesperson told C+D that the AAH branch network and the Lloydspharmacy network would not be affected by the restructuring. A spokesperson from AAH also confirmed today that no staff in the branches were affected.