City & Guilds Reverses Plans for Mass UK Job Cuts and Offshoring to Greece
PeopleCert had been planning to cut about 400 jobs in £22m savings drive at training body it bought last year The vocational training body City & Guilds has guaranteed that plans for mass compulsory redundancies and the offshoring of hundreds of UK jobs to Greece will no longer go ahead. The proposal to remove about 400 UK roles was first reported by the Guardian in December as part of a £22m cost-cutting drive after the acquisition of the charity’s training and awards busine
Vocational training organization City & Guilds has announced it will not proceed with plans to make hundreds of UK employees redundant and offshore their jobs to Greece. The proposed cuts, which would have affected approximately 400 roles, were part of a £22 million cost-saving initiative following the acquisition of its training and awards business by Greek-owned PeopleCert last October. The Guardian initially reported on these redundancy plans in December. The reversal of these plans is a significant relief for the affected employees. The decision indicates a shift in strategy or a response to public and employee pressure. The company's move to cancel the offshoring and redundancies aims to secure its UK workforce. Further details on the company's future operational plans are anticipated.
This decision impacts hundreds of UK jobs and signals a potential shift in corporate strategy regarding outsourcing and workforce management.
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