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| Carillion latest: Further 450 job losses announced after collapse of government contractor | Carillion latest: Further 450 job losses announced after collapse of government contractor |
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| A further 452 workers have been made redundant at collapsed construction giant Carillion, the organisation dealing with the company's liquidation announced on Monday. | A further 452 workers have been made redundant at collapsed construction giant Carillion, the organisation dealing with the company's liquidation announced on Monday. |
| The official receiver, which is part of the Insolvency Service, said a further 100 jobs linked to public sector contracts have been safeguarded. | The official receiver, which is part of the Insolvency Service, said a further 100 jobs linked to public sector contracts have been safeguarded. |
| The latest job losses cover a variety of roles connected with private and public sector contracts, as well as back-office functions. | The latest job losses cover a variety of roles connected with private and public sector contracts, as well as back-office functions. |
| "We appreciate this will be a difficult time for those who have lost their jobs," the official recevier said in a statement. | "We appreciate this will be a difficult time for those who have lost their jobs," the official recevier said in a statement. |
| "Jobcentre Plus' Rapid Response Service stands ready to support any of these employees by providing advice and information so people can move into a new job as quickly as possible. People who have been made redundant will also be entitled to make a claim for statutory redundancy payments. | "Jobcentre Plus' Rapid Response Service stands ready to support any of these employees by providing advice and information so people can move into a new job as quickly as possible. People who have been made redundant will also be entitled to make a claim for statutory redundancy payments. |
| "Our efforts are focused on the smooth transfer of Carillion's contracts to new providers and we will continue to keep Carillion's workforce updated as these arrangements are finalised." | "Our efforts are focused on the smooth transfer of Carillion's contracts to new providers and we will continue to keep Carillion's workforce updated as these arrangements are finalised." |
| It follows news on Friday that 377 staff would lose their jobs. | It follows news on Friday that 377 staff would lose their jobs. |
| Carillion employed around 43,000 people, including close to 20,000 in the UK before it collapsed into liquidation on 15 January under a mountain of debt. | Carillion employed around 43,000 people, including close to 20,000 in the UK before it collapsed into liquidation on 15 January under a mountain of debt. |
| A number of other companies that had partnered with Carillion on contracts have said they will take over the parts of those projects that Carillion had been responsible for. | A number of other companies that had partnered with Carillion on contracts have said they will take over the parts of those projects that Carillion had been responsible for. |
| Asked about job losses at Carillion, the Prime Minister's official spokesperson said: "These are obviously decisions that the Receiver is taking, but we appreciate these are very difficult times for the people working at Carillion. | Asked about job losses at Carillion, the Prime Minister's official spokesperson said: "These are obviously decisions that the Receiver is taking, but we appreciate these are very difficult times for the people working at Carillion. |
| "Where the Government can provide support, we will of course do so." | "Where the Government can provide support, we will of course do so." |