Just two staff from 166 at Walsall Council forced to leave
Just two workers have suffered compulsory redundancy at Walsall Council this year despite the need to axe more than 160 posts, bosses have revealed.
The council has been forced to scrap 166 positions this year as it tries to make £13 million savings.
However, most of the posts have been resolved by staff leaving voluntarily, being redeployed or through positions being left vacant.
Today chiefs revealed 59 posts were left vacant while 73 workers went voluntarily. Thirty members of staff have been redeployed with two compulsory redundancies. There are two jobs still to be resolved.
Finance and personnel chief Councillor Chris Towe said he was pleased the majority of workers had been able to find other posts within the authority.
"Out of all the 166 posts only two people have been made compulsorily redundant. I feel for them as we can't do anything without the staff."