Salford City Council

Type
Internal restructuring
Country
United Kingdom
Region
North West (England); Greater Manchester; Greater Manchester South West
Location of affected unit(s)
Salford
Sector
Public Administration / Defence
84 - Public administration and defence; compulsory social security
84.1 - Administration of the State and the economic, social and environmental policies of the community
84.1 - Administration of the State and the economic, social and environmental policies of the community
300 jobs
Number of planned job losses
Job loss
Announcement Date
7 January 2014
Employment effect (start)
Foreseen end date

Description

Salford City Council has announced plans to cut 300 jobs. This is part of a measure to save GBP 25 million from its 2014/15 budget. The city council anticipated that cuts will be made via voluntary redundancies and early retirement, avoiding forced redundancies. Labour unions heavily criticised the restructuring measure.

Salford City Council had already announced 360 job cuts in 2012.

Sources

  • 8 January 2014: BBC News

Citation

Eurofound (2014), Salford City Council, Internal restructuring in United Kingdom, factsheet number 76419, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://apps.eurofound.europa.eu/restructuring-events/detail/76419.