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| Council 'could shed 1,000 jobs' | |
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| Aberdeen City Council has been told it needs to make significant redundancies if it is to meet its target for budget cuts, BBC Scotland can reveal. | Aberdeen City Council has been told it needs to make significant redundancies if it is to meet its target for budget cuts, BBC Scotland can reveal. |
| A report from the experts brought in to advise the council on its finances said job losses may be "unavoidable". | A report from the experts brought in to advise the council on its finances said job losses may be "unavoidable". |
| Tommy Campbell, of the T&G Unite union, claimed it could mean as many as 1,000 workers losing their jobs. | |
| The authority, run by a Liberal Democrat-SNP coalition, needs to make £27m of savings to balance its books. | The authority, run by a Liberal Democrat-SNP coalition, needs to make £27m of savings to balance its books. |
| Senior managers have been told to raise the prospect of job losses with staff as soon as possible. | Senior managers have been told to raise the prospect of job losses with staff as soon as possible. |
| The expert group said the reduction in headcount would have to be significant, but no exact figure for redundancies has emerged. | |
| Labour called on the administration to reveal possible job loss numbers and say whether there would be compulsory redundancies. | |
| Gordon Graham, who speaks for Labour on human resources, said: "This news will come as a big shock to our staff." | Gordon Graham, who speaks for Labour on human resources, said: "This news will come as a big shock to our staff." |
| A report from the Accounts Commission earlier this year said the council faced "extremely serious" challenges. |