Type
Internal restructuring
Country
United Kingdom
Region
London; Inner London;
Location of affected unit(s)
Sector
Information / Communication
Publishing Of Information; Production And Programming Of Audiovisual
Publishing Activities
58.13 - Publishing of newspapers

133 jobs
Number of planned job losses
Job loss
Announcement Date
7 September 2006
Employment effect (start)
7 September 2006
Foreseen end date
29 September 2006

Description

Staff at the Telegraph Group are to ballot for industrial action following the news that 133 jobs are being cut as part of its newspapers' move to a fully integrated newsroom. The job cuts will comprise of 54 journalists, 24 administrators and 55 staff from 'other departments'.

The group is due to inform staff this weekend of the jobs cuts and the National Union of Journalists called a meeting earlier today. The cuts are part of the Telegraph titles' move to seven-day production in a fully integrated newsroom, with print and online journalists working together.

According to sources, staff will know by the beginning of next week, once the letters have arrived, whether they are being 'let go' or whether their jobs are under threat.

Telegraph bosses are understood to want the whole process to be completed within three weeks.


Sources

  • 7 September 2006: The Guardian

Citation

Eurofound (2006), Telegraph, Internal restructuring in United Kingdom, factsheet number 64032, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://restructuringeventsprod.azurewebsites.net/restructuring-events/detail/64032.