Mayo County Council

Type
Internal restructuring
Country
Ireland
Region
Ireland; Northern and Western; West
Location of affected unit(s)
Mayo
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
152 jobs
Number of planned job losses
Job loss
Announcement Date
20 April 2011
Employment effect (start)
Foreseen end date
20 April 2012

Description

Mayo County Council have announced 152 redundancies in the coming year. The local authority is seeking to make savings of €6m in staffing costs. The Council currently employs around 1,000 people. The County says the numbers will be reduced through retirements and redundancies under the terms of the Croke Park Agreement, as well as redeployment. Negotiations were due to occur with the SIPTU and IMPACT trade unions. The Council is seeking to cut costs in a number of areas.

Sources

  • 20 April 2011: RTE

Citation

Eurofound (2011), Mayo County Council, Internal restructuring in Ireland, factsheet number 71953, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://apps.eurofound.europa.eu/restructuring-events/detail/71953.