interestrateripoff Posted November 8, 2009 Share Posted November 8, 2009 My lhttp://www.newsoftheworld.co.uk/news/586749/40k-jobs-to-go-in-town-halls-crisis-credit-crunch-recession.html TOWN hall bosses will be axing thousands of jobs BEFORE Christmas as they face the grim prospect of having to make a staggering 40,000 workers redundant in the New Year.Councils have already started laying off 15,000 employees in anticipation of savage 15 per cent budget cuts expected to be introduced next year. The early exodus means many council workers, from admin staff to gardeners, carers and nursery helpers, will be in for a belt-tightening Christmas. "Many of these redundancies are voluntary, as councils try to make some early cuts now to make it less of a shock next year," a Department of Communities & Local Government source revealed. "We estimate there are 15,000 jobs being lost now but that figure could rise to 40,000 by 2011 - though as much as possible will be achieved by natural wastage. "It proves that the public sector is not immune from the recession." Those 40,000 job losses could soar even higher if union Unison presses ahead with an above-inflation pay rise demand. Our source explained: "There will be no more money in the pot to pay for higher salaries." New red tape has made the crisis even worse. Pre-school nurseries will be forced to make cutbacks under rules requiring local councils to hand money to voluntary and private nurseries. And across the country, many councils are selling off key services to outside contractors, causing many of the redundancies. The country is running out of money. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wheresitgone Posted November 8, 2009 Share Posted November 8, 2009 My lhttp://www.newsoftheworld.co.uk/news/586749/40k-jobs-to-go-in-town-halls-crisis-credit-crunch-recession.html The country is running out of money. It wasn't that long ago that we were told that councils were not receiving much in the way of interest on the capital they had saved due to the lowering of interest rates. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest BoomBoomCrash Posted November 8, 2009 Share Posted November 8, 2009 My lhttp://www.newsoftheworld.co.uk/news/586749/40k-jobs-to-go-in-town-halls-crisis-credit-crunch-recession.html The country is running out of money. Wrong tense. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yeahrite Posted November 8, 2009 Share Posted November 8, 2009 A wee correction. The country government is running out of other peoples money to finance the bloated inefficient public sector. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SarahBell Posted November 8, 2009 Share Posted November 8, 2009 I did think you meant all the jobs over 40k were being got rid of... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wheresitgone Posted November 8, 2009 Share Posted November 8, 2009 I did think you meant all the jobs over 40k were being got rid of... That would be the prudent thing to do. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
200p Posted November 8, 2009 Share Posted November 8, 2009 Oh no WE NEED more Cultural Diversity Officers and Crowd Management Co-ordinators!! We'll be Mad Max in no time without these roles! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SarahBell Posted November 8, 2009 Share Posted November 8, 2009 That would be the prudent thing to do. It's what I'd do. Actually no I'd sack the blinking lot. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grime- skint wouldbe ftb Posted November 8, 2009 Share Posted November 8, 2009 That would be the prudent thing to do. Yes. Unfortunately the average salary inside Trevor Phillips's Equalities Quango is now £45,000. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Concrete Jungle Posted November 8, 2009 Share Posted November 8, 2009 Sadly I suspect those hardest hit will again be frontline staff, leaving the various layers of indecisive, unprofessional middle / upper management toadies relatively unscathed. :angry: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
_w_ Posted November 8, 2009 Share Posted November 8, 2009 My lhttp://www.newsoftheworld.co.uk/news/586749/40k-jobs-to-go-in-town-halls-crisis-credit-crunch-recession.html The country is running out of money. Now come on, there must be something left we can pump into the housing market. Oh yes, we can close a few military bases... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frank Hovis Posted November 8, 2009 Share Posted November 8, 2009 Sadly I suspect those hardest hit will again be frontline staff, leaving the various layers of indecisive, unprofessional middle / upper management toadies relatively unscathed. :angry: Also my expectations. The box-tickers on 100k will keep their final salary pension schemes at the expense of the low paid workers delivering frontline services who will find their workload rises. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yeahrite Posted November 8, 2009 Share Posted November 8, 2009 Sadly I suspect those hardest hit will again be frontline staff, leaving the various layers of indecisive, unprofessional middle / upper management toadies relatively unscathed. :angry: Maybe, until the GE. After that they will be unravelled and shut down for the wooly minded labour nonsense they are, never to be seen again till the public get fed up with the tories and flip back again in a few elections time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Concrete Jungle Posted November 8, 2009 Share Posted November 8, 2009 Maybe, until the GE. After that they will be unravelled and shut down for the wooly minded labour nonsense they are, never to be seen again till the public get fed up with the tories and flip back again in a few elections time. One can only hope so. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shindigger Posted November 8, 2009 Share Posted November 8, 2009 Yes. Unfortunately the average salary inside Trevor Phillips's Equalities Quango is now £45,000. I want to see Phillips in a dole queue at someones earliest convenience. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darwin Posted November 8, 2009 Share Posted November 8, 2009 Oh no WE NEED more Cultural Diversity Officers and Crowd Management Co-ordinators!! We'll be Mad Max in no time without these roles! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chest Rockwell Posted November 8, 2009 Share Posted November 8, 2009 Natural wastage??? There is nothing Natural about being laid off from your job! I bloody hate these damn phrases of the 21st century! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
interestrateripoff Posted November 8, 2009 Author Share Posted November 8, 2009 Also my expectations. The box-tickers on 100k will keep their final salary pension schemes at the expense of the low paid workers delivering frontline services who will find their workload rises. Box ticking is a very important job, why do you think it pays so well? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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