Statement re Voluntary Severance/Early Retirement

Aberdeen City Council: Voluntary Severance and Early Retirement

Aberdeen City Council has today (15 June 2017) confirmed the acceptance of 150 applications for voluntary severance or early retirement from employees across the organisation.

Applications were invited as part of the 2017/18 budget process, as agreed by members of the full Council in February 2017.

Additional applications were received but not accepted, with each considered in the context of operational requirements.

New applications will continue to be accepted to support the ongoing reshaping and modernisation of services.

ENDS

NOTES TO EDITORS:

1. Aberdeen City Council provides local government services to 115,080 households and 8,651 businesses. The authority serves a population of 229,000 directly and on an operational basis the wider North-east population of 489,000;

2. The Council employs approximately 8,600 staff.