Essex County Council cuts 275 managerial posts

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Unions have said they are shocked at the news

Essex County Council has announced it is cutting up to 275 managerial posts.

The cuts will be met through retirement, normal staff turn-over, voluntary redundancy and not filling existing vacancies, the council said.

The council said reducing the layers of management would help bring "quicker and sharper decision-making and... lead to enhanced local services".

It said frontline services would not be affected and it was working with public sector unions.

The proposed cuts represent 2.5% of the organisation's core workforce of 10,900 employees or 16.5% of the council's 1,648 line managers.