NUJ considers strikes after Newsquest announces 20 job cuts

Newsquest has come under fire for plans to axe four jobs at its centralised ‘subbing hub’ in Southampton less than six months after sub-editors were fired from the Brighton Argus in order to move the newspaper’s sub-editing operations to the hub.

Four out of 20 subbing jobs are due being cut at the centralised hub, with additional job cuts being made to editorial roles as part of a restructure at Newsquest’s Southern Daily Echo, where the hub is based.

The restructure, announced by Newsquest last week, will include four job cuts and put seven members of staff at risk of redundancy. Newsquest said in a statement that it needed to make up for “significant shortfalls in revenue in key categories” .

From: Journalism