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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Business
Simon Goodley

City & Guilds faces legal and industrial action over plans to cut hundreds of jobs

A student wearing safety glasses checks a yellow spirit level over stacked bricks
City & Guilds offers vocational training and education services, including certification. Photograph: Juice Images/Alamy

City & Guilds is facing potential legal and industrial action over claims it has been “dishonest” over plans to shed about 400 UK staff.

Officials at the Unite union allege the owner of the training and qualifications body has been “unlawfully withholding key information during transfer consultations”, while also “advertising for new recruits when it is legally required to give staff at risk of redundancy first refusal”.

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