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14/01/2014
Council Announces 2,500 Job Cuts
Lancashire County Council (LCC) has announced around 2,500 full-time jobs are to be cut, in a move blamed on budget cuts.
It is understood that LCC needs to save some £300m over the next four years, with the job cuts expected to be implemented by April 2016.
The council has said that it hopes to avoid compulsory redundancies.
(MH/IT)
It is understood that LCC needs to save some £300m over the next four years, with the job cuts expected to be implemented by April 2016.
The council has said that it hopes to avoid compulsory redundancies.
(MH/IT)
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