Government to cut 287 jobs at COI
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The Government’s communications agency is to make up to 40 per cent of its staff redundant as it pursues its vigorous public spending cuts.
The Central Office of Information (COI) has announced it is to lose 287 jobs as a result of non-essential advertising and marketing being frozen. Staff numbers will fall, initially through voluntary redundancy, from 737 to 450.
The COI’s turnover on advertising and marketing fell over a half (52 per cent) in June compared with the same month in 2009.
COI chief executive, Mark Lund, said: “COI has always adapted to meet the requirements of Government and the changing media landscape. A leaner COI is in line with new Government priorities.”
A formal 90-day consultation with staff has started and will run until November.
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