More than 1,000 civil servant jobs are at risk of being axed after the Department for Work and Pensions unveiled plans to close dozens of offices across the ...
But if they need support from the state, who will provide it when they’re gone?” Closures are scheduled to happen by June 2023. “This seems to be a very unusual situation.
It is thought the move will risk more than a thousand jobs across the UK.
Mr Rutley added that the Government will “see what opportunities there are within DWP” and other departments for affected staff and added that the change “does not impact job centres and the customer-facing interactions”. “In terms of colleagues that will be affected where there is no other strategic site nearby, there are around 1,300 colleagues that could be involved.” A number of Department for Work and Pensions offices are to close, the Government has confirmed
Alternatives sites will be offered for workers in three offices closing in Yorkshire. It is understood that 13 offices across the UK will be shut with "no other ...
Within the other 29 offices shut, 12,000 workers will have to move along to nearby sites. The offices affected in Yorkshire are the Bradford office in Leeds Road, the Doncaster office in Crossgate House and the Rotherham office in Dearne Valley, Discovery House - all three are job centre sites. Three Yorkshire Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) offices are set to be closed down in a major shake-up which will see 42 offices set to close for good across the UK.
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Mr Rutley claimed that the union had broken an embargo by speaking about the closure plans, adding; “This seems to be a very unusual situation. “What we need to do is to make sure that we use that estate as effectively as possible for our colleagues but also for the taxpayer, and what we want to do is refocus the colleagues working in clusters so they can most effectively support customers and claimants, but also at the same time help improve and develop their own careers.” At a time when the cost of living is rising, there is more bad new for workers as it was announced by the UK Government that several offices for Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) are to close.
The closure of Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) offices is placing more than 1,100 jobs at risk and thousands more could face redundancy, ...
Mr Rutley said the closures will "support delivery of government priorities for getting people back into employment, deliver long-term savings for the tax payer and meet government commitments to modernise services". The closure of Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) offices is placing more than 1,100 jobs at risk and thousands more could face redundancy, the PCS union said. Confirming to parliament that a number of offices across the country will be closing, Work and Pensions minister David Rutley said on Thursday there will be around 12,000 employees who will be moving to different sites.
More than 42 offices are set to be closed by the Department for Work and Pensions, with unions reporting that “thousands” could lose their jobs.
Ex-minister Andrew Murrison sought "guidance on whether it is orderly for a member who has taken very substantial donations from a trade union to then ask an urgent question on a matter of direct interest to that trade union." SNP work and employment spokesman Chris Stephens said: "Can the minister confirm that the announcement could mean 3,000 job at risk of redundancy?" The offices are not Jobcentres and minister David Rutley insisted only "back of house" staff would be affected. DWP Minister David Rutley claimed parts of the DWP estate were unfit for purpose. Many of the closures are in areas of economic deprivation that can hardly afford to lose good quality, public sector jobs." More than 42 offices are set to be closed by the Department for Work and Pensions, with unions reporting that “thousands” could lose their jobs.