Restructuring events
European Restructuring Monitor (ERM)
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.
Nottinghamshire County Council is to cut up to 2,500 jobs over the next three years as part of savings plans. The council aims to keep compulsory redundancies to a minimum. Local government union Unison has accused the council of making politically, not financially motivated cuts but according to the Council, the cuts were vital. The need for 1,500 cuts was originally announced in March but the extra losses were announced in August owing to a diminishing council budget. A voluntary redundancy scheme was set to be launched in August in order to make the first wave of the cuts.
In October the council confirmed that it was to cut 3000 jobs, and that 400 of the jobs lost would be from Childrens Services.
Eurofound (2010), Nottinghamshire County Council, Internal restructuring in United Kingdom, factsheet number 70264, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://dev.eurofound.europa.eu/restructuring-events/detail/70264.
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