Councils warned over ‘legal tripwires’ in redundancies

A BBC survey released this weekend has suggested that UK councils could cut over 25,000 jobs over the next five years.

The prediction is based on a survey of 49 councils. More than 70% of councils in England that responded to the survey predicted spending cuts of between 5% and 20%.

Mark Hammerton, Partner at law firm, Eversheds, warns of the legal implications of the redundancies. He said:

"Whilst there is debate around the extent and timing of savings it is clear that local ... (320 more words)

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