The restructuring events database contains factsheets with data on large-scale restructuring events reported in the principal national media and company websites in each EU Member State. This database was created in 2002.
Public Administration And Defence Public Administration And Defence; Compulsory Social Security Public Administration And Defence; Compulsory Social Security 84 - Public administration and defence; compulsory social security
1,400 - 1,712 jobs Number of planned job losses
Announcement Date
5 January 2011
Employment effect (start)
Foreseen end date
31 July 2012
Description
Hull City Council has announced their intention to cut 1400 employees in the next 18 months. The council has cited the £50m cut in government funding as the reason for the cuts. Over 1,100 workers have expressed an interest in voluntary redundancy, and of those 100 have already left the council. A further 312 vacant posts are to be reviewed.
UPDATE 25.2.11
Plans for 1400 posts to be made redundant have been confirmed by Hull City Council. Trade union Unison has said that the job losses are avoidable and that further demonstrations will go ahead.
Sources
25 February 2011: BBC Website
5 January 2011: BBC Website
Citation
Eurofound (2011), Hull City Council, Internal restructuring in United Kingdom, factsheet number 71417, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://restructuringeventsprod.azurewebsites.net/restructuring-events/detail/71417.
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