Liverpool Council is to go out to consultation on potential job losses as delaying any decision could cost the local authority millions of pounds.
Amid a £73m budget shortfall, Mayor Joanne Anderson warned last month that cuts to services and job losses are "inevitable" as the local authority faces up to “horrific” budget options for next year. A document outlining how best the city may make significant savings was published in November and Mayor Anderson said officials would try to “ensure the smallest amount of job losses.”
Potential cuts to roles were discussed by members of the city council’s finance and resources committee, with Jacqui McKinlay, chief operating officer, confirming the organisation would move to go out to consultation with staff and unions. She said the council had an "aspiration" of no job losses moving forward as a result of the budget and is keen to get people repositioned and upskilled.
