Leicestershire County Council

Type
Internal restructuring
Country
United Kingdom
Region
East Midlands (England); Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire; Leicestershire CC and Rutland
Location of affected unit(s)
Leicestershire
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
1,000 jobs
Number of planned job losses
Job loss
Announcement Date
11 January 2011
Employment effect (start)
11 January 2011
Foreseen end date
1 February 2015

Description

Leicestershire County Council announced that it plans to cut 1,000 posts over the next 4 years. The council is making the cuts in order to save £82m over the period. Jobs will be lost through staff turnover and natural wastage, but compulsory redundancies have not been ruled out.

Sources

  • 11 January 2011: BBC Website

Citation

Eurofound (2011), Leicestershire County Council, Internal restructuring in United Kingdom, factsheet number 71432, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://apps.eurofound.europa.eu/restructuring-events/detail/71432.