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Meeting held on council job cuts | Meeting held on council job cuts |
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A joint meeting between unions and managers at Aberdeen City Council has been held as the authority consults over hundreds of possible job cuts. | |
Up to 600 posts may have to be lost as the council tries to save millions of pounds. | Up to 600 posts may have to be lost as the council tries to save millions of pounds. |
Aberdeen City Council is facing a £17m funding shortfall next year. | Aberdeen City Council is facing a £17m funding shortfall next year. |
Department heads have been told to pinpoint 5% savings from their budgets. A 90-day consultation with the unions is under way. | Department heads have been told to pinpoint 5% savings from their budgets. A 90-day consultation with the unions is under way. |
The meeting was held on Monday afternoon in the council's Town House headquarters. | |
'Manage budgets' | 'Manage budgets' |
Aberdeen City Council leader John Stewart previously said 600 job losses would be a "worst case scenario". | |
The authority employs 11,000 staff. | The authority employs 11,000 staff. |
A Scottish government spokesman earlier said it had increased local government's share of its budget year-on-year. | A Scottish government spokesman earlier said it had increased local government's share of its budget year-on-year. |
"It is up to individual councils to manage their budget and workforce," he added. | "It is up to individual councils to manage their budget and workforce," he added. |