Rochdale Council

Type
Internal restructuring
Country
United Kingdom
Region
North West (England); Greater Manchester; Greater Manchester North East
Location of affected unit(s)
Rochdale
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
750 jobs
Number of planned job losses
Job loss
Announcement Date
24 February 2011
Employment effect (start)
Foreseen end date
31 March 2012

Description

Rochdale Council has announced that it is to make 750 redundancies including 160 compulsory redundancies over the next three months to help it make savings of £64m by March 2012. Cuts will be made across the council including children's and adult care.

Sources

  • 24 February 2011: BBC Website

Citation

Eurofound (2011), Rochdale Council, Internal restructuring in United Kingdom, factsheet number 71660, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://apps.eurofound.europa.eu/restructuring-events/detail/71660.