70 jobs under threat at Hull City Council-owned KWL
AROUND 70 jobs are under threat at a city council-owned building firm.
The move by KWL is the biggest mass redundancy at the company since it was launched just over five years ago.
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KWL's workforce faces redundancies
The redundancy programme threatens the jobs of just over one-sixth of the company's workforce.
The economic downturn and expected funding cuts to Hull City Council budgets have been blamed for the decision. In a letter to staff, KWL's head of business Kevin Redmore said: "I have today met with the full-time and local trade union representatives and informed them that the company may have to make up to 70 redundancies across the business as a consequence of the economic downturn and projected reduction in budgets and workload from Hull City Council for 2012-13.
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"I appreciate this will give all of you some concerns and uncertainty at this time."
The Kingswood-based company is the council's sole contractor for the repair and maintenance of the authority's 29,000 council homes.
The council also recently confirmed plans to transfer its street lighting and vehicle fleet management of KWL as part of a cost-cutting drive at the Guildhall.
Company bosses say they hope some of the job losses will be achieved through voluntary redundancy.
The firm said the continuing problems hitting the UK construction industry had also been a factor in the decision to start the redundancy process.
A spokesman said: "It is with regret that we are announcing a series of redundancies at KWL.
"The above process is a consequence of the economic downturn and the projected reduction in local authority capital spending for 2012-13 and beyond and the continuing depressed state of the construction industry generally.
"Regrettably, KWL is not immune to the effects of the economic downturn affecting the industry.
"The proposed redundancies are likely to affect up to 70 employees out of our current workforce of around 452.
"All employees made redundant will be given every assistance to find alternative employment by an external post-employment advisor."
The company, which has its head office and depot in Connaught Road, Kingswood, admitted the redundancies would be another blow to the city's economy.
"As an employer committed to a policy of offering employment from the Hull and East Yorkshire region, it is inevitable that these redundancies will have a greater impact on the local economy.
"We are keeping our staff fully informed of all developments and will be offering voluntary redundancies across the workforce in an effort to avoid compulsory redundancies wherever possible.
"Ongoing consultations with the relevant trade unions are planned over the coming weeks."
The company is wholly-owned by the council, having originally been formed from its works department.
Comments
by Scrudgenball
Saturday, February 02 2013, 5:28PM
“Watch out all you Kier lads who TUPE transfered over, this was posted 2nd Feb, 2013, your all going next, thats the word on the sly street from the original KWL lads, don't be kept in the dark , use this for your unfair dissmisal case, they will get rid of you but still use contractors to do the exact type of work ...!!! Be warned”
by pcrowan
Thursday, June 21 2012, 11:17PM
“"All employees made redundant will be given every assistance to find alternative employment by an external post-employment advisor."..... And relax... you lucky people :(”
by pcrowan
Thursday, June 21 2012, 11:15PM
“The savings made could always be put in to a new trough for later or just top up an existing one”
by lockpicker
Thursday, June 21 2012, 10:07PM
“Most of these skilled tradesmen choose to stay loyal to hull city council/kwl during the last building boom.is this how they get rewarded? And Mr Brady why no redeployment opportunity ?”
by pcrowan
Tuesday, June 19 2012, 1:38AM
“"A £123,000-a-year council vacancy caused by the departure of a senior manager to work with the Government is to be filled" ......OUTRAGEOUS!!”
by matt_orris
Monday, June 18 2012, 10:40PM
“smartguy1
and quite rightly so they had to take the connaught workers on because those connaught workers had the right to be tupe transfered 95 percent of them was council workers on council contracts”
by smartguy1
Monday, June 18 2012, 7:49PM
“Is this not just a case of recession and more to do with the fact that they had to take on the redundant Connaught workers a few years ago.”
by bigbie
Monday, June 18 2012, 5:28PM
“Best jobs in the town,2hour lunch breaks and home at 3 every day.About time these lazy ******s felt the pinch....welcome to the real world.”
by kempton
Monday, June 18 2012, 1:46PM
“Scousematt, the New Deal was in the 1930's. Luckily forthe Yanks WW2 came along which did more to build up their economy than anything else whilst ruining ours.”
by exbevelonian
Monday, June 18 2012, 1:12PM
“sympathy to all of the employees facing redundancy, and good luck in finding new work”