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 Administration Of The State And The Economic And Social Policy Of The Community 84.11 - General public administration activities
500 jobs Number of planned job losses
Announcement Date
22 July 2016
Employment effect (start)
Foreseen end date
31 July 2019
Description
Blackburn with Darwen Council has confirmed that it will cut 500 jobs from its workforce. There are currently 2,700 staff at the authority, though this has reduced over recent years; 1,100 jobs have already been cut since 2010. At the time when these latest cuts were confirmed, the authority also said that it would be stopping weekly bin collections and introducing charges for garden waste and for weekend parking. It is not known when job cuts will begin to take effect, though the cuts are expected to be completed over a three year period.
Sources
22 July 2016: BBC Website
Citation
Eurofound (2016), Blackburn with Darwen Council, Internal restructuring in United Kingdom, factsheet number 88329, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://restructuringeventsprod.azurewebsites.net/restructuring-events/detail/88329.
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