The National Trust has announced a plan to cut 6%of its current workforce, around 550 jobs, which partially blames an inflated salary bill and tax growth launched by Chancellor REVES.
Inheritance and protection charity stated that it was under “continuous cost pressure beyond our control”.
These include an increase in national insurance contribution by employers and an increase in national living wages from April, stating that the cost of wages of more than £ 10m in a year had increased.
Cost reduction measures are part of a plan to find a savings of £ 26m price.
“Although demand and support for our work is increasing with annual growth in visitors and donations; rising costs are pushing this growth,” charity Said in a statement,
“Pay Pay is the largest part of our costs, and recently the employer’s national insurance growth and national living wage increase added more than £ 10m to our annual pay bill.”
The 45 -day consultation period with the employees began on Thursday and the trust – which currently has around 9,500 employees – said it was working with the Prospect Union “to reduce compulsory excesses”.
Prospects stated that although cost pressure was partially to blame, the “management decision” also contributed to the financial crises of the trust.
Union Deputy General Secretary, Steve Thomas said, “It is our member once again who will have to pay the price”.
“Our member country has a patron of cultural, historical and natural heritage – the risk of losing institutional knowledge and skills on this scale is important for that mission,” he said.
A spokesperson said the trust is running a voluntary excess plan, and hoping to reduce compulsory excesses, a spokesman said.
The spokesman said that job cuts will affect all employees with management, and everyone whose job is at risk will be offered a suitable option where available.
After consultation, which will end in mid -August, the autumn will be cut.
Chancellor Rachel Reeves announced an increase in national insurance contribution by employers in the last October budget.
But this move strongly criticized many firms, in which retailers warned Loss of high street job will be “unavoidable” When coupled with other costs.
The increase in employer NICS is estimated to raise £ 25BN in revenue by the end of Parliament.
