This request asks for numbers on staffing cuts and redundancy payouts.

Response date

24 September 2024

Type

Departmental

This request asks for numbers on staffing cuts and redundancy payouts.

Response date

24 September 2024

Type

Departmental

Details of the request

  1. Before this year's restructure: total number of permanent employees; fixed-term employees; secondees; contractors.
  2. Same numbers as Q1 post restructure (or what is planned if restructure not completed).
  3. Breakdown of number of job cuts (or planned cuts if not complete) including voluntary redundancies, forced redundancies, vacancies, FTEs, contractors, fixed terms. Please also provide breakdown by gender, ethnicity and age (over 50 vs under 50)
  4. Regional breakdown of job cuts (or planned)
  5. Percentage of workforce cut in restructure (or planned).
  6. Amount of savings achieved/expected in restructure.
  7. Did your recent restructure include contractors - ie were contractors also laid off?
  8. Were permanent staff prioritised over contractors - ie if a position needed to be disestablished and there were permanent staff and contractors doing that work, would the permanent employee be kept and the contractor let go?
  9. What was the total amount spent in redundancy payouts - for how many people? If the amounts have not been finalised yet please provide the expected/projected spend. Please provide a breakdown between voluntary and forced redundancy payouts.
  10. Are there any further savings targets to be achieved? If so, please provide the amount that needs to be saved, and the number of job losses forecasted to achieve these.