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 Compulsory Social Security Activities 84.30 - Compulsory social security activities
750 jobs Number of planned job losses
Announcement Date
6 July 2017
Employment effect (start)
Foreseen end date
31 July 2018
Description
Government Department, the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP), has announced plans to close 68 of its job centres. The move will result in the loss of 750 jobs. The DWP has said that some redeployment may be possible. There are also plans to open five new larger job centres, though the locations of the these sites have not been confirmed. The cuts are expected to take place over the forthcoming year.
The Government justified the plans by arguing that more and more of the business nowadays happens online and that the cuts will offer better value for taxpayers. The PCS union argued that the changes would mean that the most vulnerable members of society would struggle to access the services they need.
Sources
6 July 2017: Metro
7 July 2017: The Mirror
Citation
Eurofound (2017), Department for Work and Pensions, Internal restructuring in United Kingdom, factsheet number 91631, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://restructuringeventsprod.azurewebsites.net/restructuring-events/detail/91631.
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