A consultation has been launched over the restructuring of the council’s education services

Employees in a council’s education department could face redundancy. A consultation has been launched for people in the education department at Cambridgeshire County Council over possible redundancies.

The council is proposing to restructure its education services. A council spokesperson said: “The council has not announced any compulsory redundancies to teaching staff.

“A formal consultation proposing a restructuring of our education services is currently underway. We are engaging with and listening to colleagues and will actively work to avoid any compulsory redundancies. No decisions will be made until the consultation concludes and any issues raised have been responded to.”

Trade union GMB is involved in the consultation process. A GMB spokesperson said: “There is a consultation ongoing in relation to possible redundancies in the education department at Cambridgeshire County Council.

“GMB is involved in the consultation process, and we are actively engaging with our members across the service, as well as our fellow unions.”

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