Cash-strapped Cheshire East has confirmed it is in talks with unions and staff over possible job losses as part of its restructuring programme.
The council, like many local authorities, has had to rely on exceptional financial support to balance its books over the past couple of years and is currently looking at ways to transform and restructure.
Today (June 12th) a spokesperson confirmed to the Local Democracy Reporting Service that redundancies, while a last resort, are likely.
The council has not said how many jobs will go.
A Cheshire East spokesperson said: “The council is currently undertaking a formal consultation on restructure proposals for our customer experience, revenues and benefits services. No final decisions have been made.
“The council’s medium term financial strategy – approved by council in February 2026 – includes savings related to the transformation of our resources directorate.
“We will continue to engage with trade unions and staff and support them throughout the consultation process.”
He added: “We are working in line with our change policy and legal requirements, and have issued a section 188 notice as there are likely to be redundancies arising from this review. As always, redundancy remains a last resort.
“It would be inappropriate to comment further at this time, as we do not wish to predetermine the outcome.”
Haven’t councillors just recently voted for an increase in their expenses and backdated to 2024? And, employing personnel on interim unfilled posts at extortionate costs. Then, they have audacity to announce redundancies.
Do we need 82 Councillors? The devolved Cheshire & Warrington Mayor will also be doing some fnctions but at what additional cost?
They want savings? How about each person wash their own cup instead of spending £15k on dishwashers?
….. The savings are a joke.
How about planting all the tended areas with low growing perennials plants instead of annually every single year, just to win a competition that nobody pays any attention to?
These commissions near some ‘normal, real people in’
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