Buckinghamshire County Council

Type
Internal restructuring
Country
United Kingdom
Region
South East (England); Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire;
Location of affected unit(s)
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
84.11 - General public administration activities
400 jobs
Number of planned job losses
Job loss
Announcement Date
15 January 2009
Employment effect (start)
Foreseen end date

Description

Buckinghamshire County Council, a public sector body responsible for administration of state services in Buckinghamshire, is to cut 400 jobs. The job losses have been attributed to local councils’ needs to reduce spending to meet their budgets. It is not known how many jobs will remain at the council and, as of 18 January 2009, no announcement has been made as to when these jobs will be lost.

Sources

  • 15 January 2009: Financial Times

Citation

Eurofound (2009), Buckinghamshire County Council, Internal restructuring in United Kingdom, factsheet number 67812, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://apps.eurofound.europa.eu/restructuring-events/detail/67812.