Type
Internal restructuring
Country
United Kingdom
Region
Location of affected unit(s)
Sector
Information / Communication
Publishing Of Information; Production And Programming Of Audiovisual
Programming And Broadcasting Activities
60 - Programming and broadcasting activities

120 jobs
Number of planned job losses
Job loss
Announcement Date
20 October 2006
Employment effect (start)
Foreseen end date
31 December 2007

Description

The BBC is to lose 120 posts within its news division. The National Union of Journalists has written to the BBC querying the decision to bring in someone from outside BBC News to become the first sports editor at a time when the department is facing 120 job cuts.

Negotiations are continuing over the planned job cuts.

A trawl for voluntary redundancies is under way and executives are meeting unions next week to discuss how different departments will be affected.


Sources

  • 20 October 2006: The Guardian

Citation

Eurofound (2006), BBC News, Internal restructuring in United Kingdom, factsheet number 64282, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://restructuringeventsprod.azurewebsites.net/restructuring-events/detail/64282.