Type
Internal restructuring
Country
United Kingdom
Region
South East; Berkshire; Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire
Location of affected unit(s)
Reading
Sector
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

300 jobs
Number of planned job losses
Job loss
Announcement Date
23 February 2011
Employment effect (start)
Foreseen end date
31 December 2012

Description

Reading council has announced that it is to cut 300 posts, around 6% of its total workforce.  All the cuts will be made through natural wastage by not filling posts that become vacant.  


Sources

  • 23 February 2011: BBC Website

Citation

Eurofound (2011), Reading Council, Internal restructuring in United Kingdom, factsheet number 71649, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://restructuringeventsprod.azurewebsites.net/restructuring-events/detail/71649.