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East Midlands (England); Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire;
Location of affected unit(s)
Sector
Media 58 - Publishing activities 58.1 - Publishing of books, newspapers and other publishing activities, except software publishing 58.12 - Publishing of newspapers
116 jobs Number of planned job losses
Announcement Date
24 February 2009
Employment effect (start)
Foreseen end date
Description
Northcliffe Media, a company that produces newspapers such as the Leicester Mercury, is to cut 116 jobs. The cuts will take place as the company centralises its operations. As of 1 March 2009 no date has been given for these job cuts, and no data is available as to how many people are currently employed at each of the affected newspapers.
Eurofound (2009), Northcliffe Media, Internal restructuring in United Kingdom, factsheet number 68382, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://apps.eurofound.europa.eu/restructuring-events/detail/68382.