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Public sector cutbacks ''will mean job losses''

17 February 2010
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Public sector cutbacks ''will mean job losses''Organisations in the public sector are being forced by the downturn to make substantial cutbacks, which are likely to lead to jobs being axed.

This is the conclusion of a new report by the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD) and KPMG, which concludes that redundancies could double over the current quarter.

Operations management courses and policies could assist bodies in identifying ways of reducing expenditure and staving off some job losses after the latest Labour Market Outlook survey of more than 500 employers predicted that the public sector is likely to bear the brunt of cuts.

Conducted by Ipsos Mori, the poll found that some private sector employers are reporting that they are starting to recover from the recession, but the public sector has slipped sharply from last quarter with the largest number of cuts predicted in public administration and defence.

KPMG head of public sector Alan Downey remarked: "Many public sector bodies have already started to feel the pain and are drawing up clear and radical plans to reduce costs."

Communities secretary John Denham declared recently that third sector organisations such as charities should play a key role in efforts by local authorities to improve the efficiency of their operations.ADNFCR-3058-ID-19621876-ADNFCR
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