Gateshead Council

Type
Internal restructuring
Country
United Kingdom
Region
East (England); Cambridgeshire and Peterborough; Peterborough
Location of affected unit(s)
Gateshead
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
104 jobs
Number of planned job losses
Job loss
Announcement Date
21 February 2019
Employment effect (start)
Foreseen end date

Description

Gateshead Council has announced plans to cut 104 jobs. The cuts, which are the latest in a long line of cuts for the council, will be accompanied by council tax rises. There will also be service cuts to libraries and cultural programmes, and higher fees will be introduced for users of social care services. There is no information on when all the job losses are due to take effect, though a spokesperson for the council commented that savings would have to be made immediately.  

Sources

Citation

Eurofound (2019), Gateshead Council, Internal restructuring in United Kingdom, factsheet number 97355, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://apps.eurofound.europa.eu/restructuring-events/detail/97355.