Gateshead Council

Type
Internal restructuring
Country
United Kingdom
Region
North East (England); Northumberland, Durham and Tyne & Wear; Sunderland
Location of affected unit(s)
Gateshead
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
275 jobs
Number of planned job losses
Job loss
Announcement Date
2 March 2012
Employment effect (start)
Foreseen end date
31 March 2013

Description

Gateshead council has announced that it is to cut 275 jobs in plans to save £22m over the next year. The council predicts that 140 of the jobs will be lost through compulsory redundancy.

Sources

  • 2 March 2012: BBC Website

Citation

Eurofound (2012), Gateshead Council, Internal restructuring in United Kingdom, factsheet number 73210, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://apps.eurofound.europa.eu/restructuring-events/detail/73210.