The GMB’s latest list shows that a total of 125,894 posts are under threat of being made redundant at 165 councils and authorities across Britain. In nearly all these councils a 90 day statutory consultation period is underway on how to deal with these job losses. Councils have given notice that they plan to delete vacant posts and seek volunteers for early retirements and redundancy.
Under the Trades Union and Labour Relations(Consolidation) Act 1992 employers are required to give the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills an advance(HR1) notification of potential redundancies and to send copies to recognized trades unions. Section 6 of the HR1 form sets out the number of possible redundancies and the date on the form triggers the 90 day consultation period. The information below on the levels of posts under threat is mainly drawn from this source. Section 4 deals with timing of redundancies and the most common date on the HR1 forms is 31 March 2011. Some volunteers have already left.
There are a total of 353 councils in England, 22 in Wales and 32 in Scotland plus a total of 90 other authorities including national parks, police, fire and waste. For a total of 332 authorities GMB has not yet established the number of posts under threat.
Paul Kenny, GMB General Secretary, said “This rise in the number of people unemployed at a time when the economy is recovering from the bankers recession is linked to not filling vacancies right across the public sector and to people of working age volunteering for redundancy being added to the dole queues. The government is in denial that it is deliberately creating unemployment but the fact is that it is driving up the level of unemployment."
GMB tracks the number of job losses in the local authority sector. To date the cumulative number of job losses is 125,894 for 165 authorities. In the current circumstances it is hard to see the private sector creating enough new jobs to make up for these job losses.
The purchasing power of people in work is being badly affected by the hike in VAT and other inflationary pressures on the economy as pay is not keeping up. Pay freezes in the public sector and the threatened increase in pension contributions will make matters worse. GMB has accused the coalition government of taking an almighty gamble with the economy and that accusation stands. It is not possible to deflate your way to growth and a balanced budget.”
East Midlands
Derbyshire CC 2,000
Leicestershire County Council 1,000
Lincolnshire County Council 1,000
Nottingham City Council 800
Derby City Council 750
Northamptonshire County Council 600
Nottinghamshire Combined Fire Authority 150
Northamptonshire Police Authority 100
Lincolnshire Police Authority 60
Peak District National Park Authority 44
Derbyshire Dales Council 40
East Midlands total 6,544
West Midlands
Birmingham City Council 5,000
Stoke on Trent 2,500
Shropshire CC 2,400
West Midlands Police Authority 2,200
Warwickshire 1,855
Sandwell 1,000
Coventry City Council 1,000
Dudley Borough Council 800
Staffordshire Police Authority 600
Telford & Wrekin 530
Warwickshire Police Authority 450
West Mercia Police Authority 287
Wyre Forest District Council 24
West Midlands total 18,646
Under the Trades Union and Labour Relations(Consolidation) Act 1992 employers are required to give the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills an advance(HR1) notification of potential redundancies and to send copies to recognized trades unions. Section 6 of the HR1 form sets out the number of possible redundancies and the date on the form triggers the 90 day consultation period. The information below on the levels of posts under threat is mainly drawn from this source. Section 4 deals with timing of redundancies and the most common date on the HR1 forms is 31 March 2011. Some volunteers have already left.
There are a total of 353 councils in England, 22 in Wales and 32 in Scotland plus a total of 90 other authorities including national parks, police, fire and waste. For a total of 332 authorities GMB has not yet established the number of posts under threat.
Paul Kenny, GMB General Secretary, said “This rise in the number of people unemployed at a time when the economy is recovering from the bankers recession is linked to not filling vacancies right across the public sector and to people of working age volunteering for redundancy being added to the dole queues. The government is in denial that it is deliberately creating unemployment but the fact is that it is driving up the level of unemployment."
GMB tracks the number of job losses in the local authority sector. To date the cumulative number of job losses is 125,894 for 165 authorities. In the current circumstances it is hard to see the private sector creating enough new jobs to make up for these job losses.
The purchasing power of people in work is being badly affected by the hike in VAT and other inflationary pressures on the economy as pay is not keeping up. Pay freezes in the public sector and the threatened increase in pension contributions will make matters worse. GMB has accused the coalition government of taking an almighty gamble with the economy and that accusation stands. It is not possible to deflate your way to growth and a balanced budget.”
East Midlands
Derbyshire CC 2,000
Leicestershire County Council 1,000
Lincolnshire County Council 1,000
Nottingham City Council 800
Derby City Council 750
Northamptonshire County Council 600
Nottinghamshire Combined Fire Authority 150
Northamptonshire Police Authority 100
Lincolnshire Police Authority 60
Peak District National Park Authority 44
Derbyshire Dales Council 40
East Midlands total 6,544
West Midlands
Birmingham City Council 5,000
Stoke on Trent 2,500
Shropshire CC 2,400
West Midlands Police Authority 2,200
Warwickshire 1,855
Sandwell 1,000
Coventry City Council 1,000
Dudley Borough Council 800
Staffordshire Police Authority 600
Telford & Wrekin 530
Warwickshire Police Authority 450
West Mercia Police Authority 287
Wyre Forest District Council 24
West Midlands total 18,646
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