Our plan for jobs is about supporting people to find the jobs that are out there, creating new jobs through investing in our infrastructure and housing, and finally protecting jobs by revitalising the hard-hit sectors upon which many jobs depend.
Barnet Council is reeling as it faces an unprecedented financial crisis, launching a consultation on slashing its own workforce simply to meet its legal requirements for a balanced budget. To put it plainly, we’re talking about a potential “decimation” of staff – cutting one in every ten employees.