"The reason why we are announcing this now is so we can manage it through
natural wastage so that when it comes to happen there will be far fewer than 1,203 staff losing their jobs."
He also questioned how the fire service could put the 102 full-time positions down to
natural wastage.
"It means we have less chance for
natural wastage and with the economy as it is, there's less chance of people finding other jobs."
However, the North East has only seen its workforce trimmed slightly through
natural wastage and we are not expecting any major cuts going forward, considering the amount of work we are bidding for in the region.
However, 23% of survey participants believe that they may have to reduce headcount beyond
natural wastages over the next 12 months." There was an almost equal split when asked about pay increases, with 46% saying they would increase salaries this year.
It foresees cutting most of the 4,000 jobs through voluntary departures and
natural wastage.
The Health Department said 500 staff had gone already in the past year through
natural wastage and unfilled vacancies.
Overall the changes would result in a reduction of around seven posts achieved through
natural wastage.
They hoped to make the redundancies through
natural wastage.
Chief executive Tim Bowdler, inset, said the 400 jobs had gone mainly by
natural wastage. The loss of 23 jobs was announced at Scots-.
Coloplast also said that it would try to phase out as many as possible of the jobs through
natural wastage.
Natural wastage runs at 4 per cent to 5 per cent each year and the report said savings could be made if half the posts which become vacant every year were not filled.