Peterborough City Council

Type
Internal restructuring
Country
United Kingdom
Region
East (England); Cambridgeshire and Peterborough; Peterborough
Location of affected unit(s)
Peterborough
Sector
Public Administration / Defence
84 - Public administration and defence; compulsory social security
84 - Public administration and defence; compulsory social security
84 - Public administration and defence; compulsory social security
400 jobs
Number of planned job losses
Job loss
Announcement Date
8 December 2008
Employment effect (start)
Foreseen end date
31 December 2009

Description

Peterborough City Council has announced that it is to cut 400 jobs blaming the economic downturn. 180 jobs will be lost by the end of 2008 and the remaining 220 will be lost in 2009. Most of the cuts will affect administration and back office staff, while Council representatives claimed that many of the jobs to be lost are posts not currently filled.

Sources

  • 8 December 2008: BBC News

Citation

Eurofound (2008), Peterborough City Council, Internal restructuring in United Kingdom, factsheet number 67635, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://apps.eurofound.europa.eu/restructuring-events/detail/67635.