The recession doesn't affect businesses only. Unite, one of the largest trade unions in the UK, announced a 20% budget cut. Therefore, layoffs are planned, like at the Public and Commercial Services Union (PCS) which is going to cut management by half. (Ref. 090583)
Staffing cuts. Unite, the largest UK union, operating in banking, aerospace, industry and transportation and representing two million workers, is tightening the belt. All the departments are affected by a 20% budget cut: therefore, layoffs are inevitable. A Unite spokesperson explained that the cuts were “a result of [a financial] deficit that was in Amicus prior to the full merger” (Unite is composed of the Transport and General Workers Union and Amicus which merged in 2007). Then, he acknowl
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