Keoghs has put 19 jobs at risk in its second redundancy consultation in six months.
This time support staff in the firm's Bolton office are in the crosshairs. A spokesman told RollOnFriday the consultation began this week as part of a restructuring of non-fee-earning departments. He promised that Keoghs "will do everything we can to support those that are affected". Although when pressed he declined to elaborate on what that support would entail: so let's assume it means a black plastic bag, ten minutes to empty your desk and a taxi home.
This is the firm's second consultation in six months. In January Keoghs put 41 staff from non-fee-earners to partners at risk of redundancy in its insurance fraud division. Back then the firm blamed Legal Aid reforms for destabilising the market, though sources pointed the finger at poor management. The firm declined to say how many of those 41 jobs were cut.
This time around Keoghs' spokesman said, "Against the backdrop of the LASPO reforms, Keoghs continue to invest in our infrastructure and in particular IT, where new systems drive the efficiencies to deliver and exceed our clients’ key requirements. In short, we are continuing to invest for the future to ensure that we can deliver, not just against our clients current but also their future requirements". If Keoghs spins any harder it's going to reverse the planet's orbit and go back in time.
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This time support staff in the firm's Bolton office are in the crosshairs. A spokesman told RollOnFriday the consultation began this week as part of a restructuring of non-fee-earning departments. He promised that Keoghs "will do everything we can to support those that are affected". Although when pressed he declined to elaborate on what that support would entail: so let's assume it means a black plastic bag, ten minutes to empty your desk and a taxi home.
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Bolton in happier times |
This is the firm's second consultation in six months. In January Keoghs put 41 staff from non-fee-earners to partners at risk of redundancy in its insurance fraud division. Back then the firm blamed Legal Aid reforms for destabilising the market, though sources pointed the finger at poor management. The firm declined to say how many of those 41 jobs were cut.
This time around Keoghs' spokesman said, "Against the backdrop of the LASPO reforms, Keoghs continue to invest in our infrastructure and in particular IT, where new systems drive the efficiencies to deliver and exceed our clients’ key requirements. In short, we are continuing to invest for the future to ensure that we can deliver, not just against our clients current but also their future requirements". If Keoghs spins any harder it's going to reverse the planet's orbit and go back in time.
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