1,200 jobs facing axe in council cuts
Up to 1,200 jobs are set to be cut at Birmingham City Council, it has been revealed.
The authority has launched a consultation ahead of another round of sweeping cuts to services.
According to public sector union UNISON, the latest proposals could see 1,200 jobs lost at the council.
These proposals are likely to include a loss of 515 care assistants and therapists who look after some of the most vulnerable people across the city.
Caroline Johnson, Birmingham branch secretary of UNISON, said: "Birmingham City Council are in a very difficult position, they are the largest local authority in Britain and are having their budgets slashed and stretched to breaking point."
Council leader John Clancy said the authority would have to 'completely remodel and reimagine' the way it does things.
He said: "As well as setting the budget for 2016/17 in March, we are preparing a plan for how we intend to balance the budget over the medium term. This is in line with Government announcements to date but the draft funding settlement won't be available until December and in final form in January.
"We anticipate that this will be another challenging settlement and we currently estimate that we must cut spending further by over £250 million over the next four years."
