Job cuts

• Scottish council to cut 800 jobs over next three years

  Angus council has warned its workforce could reduce by 800 full-time posts over the next three years as it faces a funding deficit of £40m.

  

• Council considers cutting workforce by 20%

  Stroud District Council is considering reducing its workforce by 20% over the next four years in order to help plug a £3m funding gap.

  

• Council leader denies management changes are linked to police probe

  The leader of Lancashire County Council has rebuked claims his plan to slash senior management posts was linked to his arrest as part of an ongoing police investigation.

  

• Pupils ‘at risk’ from cuts to school support staff, union says

  The safety of pupils is being put at risk by school cuts, public sector union claims as survey reveals school office employees are carrying out tasks that go beyond their remit.

  

• One in ten councils to cut comms teams this year

  Councils' communications teams have reached a 'plateau' on staff cuts, new research published today has suggested.

  

• Liverpool council to cut 300 jobs

  Liverpool City Council has announced it will make £90m in budget cuts over the next three years resulting in hundreds of job losses.

  

• Technology could make 250,000 admin roles redundant in public sector

  Smart machines and autonomous robots could make nearly 250,000 administrative roles redundant, report argues.

  

• Salford Council considers cutting workforce by 133

  More than 100 jobs are at risk at Salford City Council, as it publishes plan to save £15.8m in 2017/18.

  

• Scottish council considers cutting workforce

  The Highland Council is this week considering a plan to cut its workforce to cope with spending cuts, with a final decision to be made in February.

  

• Newcastle management ‘shake up’ to save £500,000

  Newcastle City Council has announced it is ‘shaking up’ its management arrangements in a bid to save half a million pounds.