More than one in 10 Carillion staff now made redundant
More than one in 10 of Carillion's 19,000-strong UK workforce have now lost their jobs since the company's collapse in mid January.
The latest update from the Official Receiver, handling the compulsory liquidation of the Wolverhampton-based construction and services giant, reveals the total number of redundancies has hit 2,303.
More than 300 have gone from the company's Salop Street headquarters in Wolverhampton city centre, where less than 160 remain working with accountants PwC, the special managers of the liquidation, on the winding up of the business and its hundreds of public and private sector contracts.
So far 11,637 former Carillion workers have transferred to new companies taking over its former contracts.
The Official Receiver said, with another 19 moving to new suppliers in the last week, jobs have been found for 64 per cent of Carillion's former workforce.
But another two staff will leave this week, taking the total redundancies to 12 per cent.
A further 1,115 employees have left the business during the liquidation through finding new work, retirement or for other reasons
Meanwhile, just over 3,000 people are still working on various contracts for public and private sector customers until decisions are taken to transfer the contracts or shut them down. That includes the 160 left at the Wolverhampton head office.
The Official Receiver's spokesperson said: "Discussions continue with potential purchasers for Carillion’s remaining contracts and with staff, elected employee representatives and unions as these arrangements are confirmed."
