Derby City Council confirms compulsory redundancies

More than 120 staff are facing compulsory redundancy as part of budget cuts, Derby City Council has confirmed.

Officials said 400 employees had left by 30 March as part of a voluntary redundancy programme.

But this meant a further 126 posts would be axed to achieve savings required for the coming year, part of a plan to save £25m in two years.

Unions said the losses, which will be completed by July, would hit some frontline departments hard.

The council said it had been left with no choice but to make big cuts after its grant from central government was cut.

From: BBC