Over 200 job losses to tackle a significant budget shortfall at Wakefield Council will have a serious impact on council staff and services for people in the city, warns UNISON today (Tuesday). UNISON research published earlier this year found that Wakefield Council is short of around £23m needed to maintain essential services in 2025/26. But […]
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Proposals by Leeds City Council to cut hundreds of jobs would leave the city and its communities significantly worse off, UNISON says today (Wednesday). The council is planning to lose the equivalent of 750 full time positions as part of proposals to balance its budget for 2024/25. The plans also suggest closing or altering the […]
Councils across Yorkshire and Humberside have a hole in their finances exceeding £350m collectively for the coming financial year, making it extremely likely they will have to make huge cuts in essential services and jobs, says a report published by UNISON. The figures, based on financial information gathered from local authorities across Yorkshire and Humberside, […]
