Wiltshire Council

Type
Internal restructuring
Country
United Kingdom
Region
South West (England);
Location of affected unit(s)
Sector
Public Administration / Defence
84 - Public administration and defence; compulsory social security
84.2 - Provision of services to the community as a whole
84.2 - Provision of services to the community as a whole
340 jobs
Number of planned job losses
Job loss
Announcement Date
14 May 2013
Employment effect (start)
15 June 2013
Foreseen end date

Description

Wiltshire Council has announced plans to cut 340 full-time jobs over the next year. The cuts are aimed at reducing staffing costs by £4m. The Council will offer "all staff" the option of voluntary redundancy. It will launch an informal consultation process at the end of May with a voluntary redundancy programme planned for mid-June. The authority has cut 630 jobs over the last three years (see Wiltshire Council-2011). 

Sources

  • 14 May 2013: BBC News

Citation

Eurofound (2013), Wiltshire Council, Internal restructuring in United Kingdom, factsheet number 75426, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://apps.eurofound.europa.eu/restructuring-events/detail/75426.