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The Herald understands council chief executive Jim Stabback will announce about 200 job losses later this week as part of “becoming a leaner organisation”.
The job losses at the council are in addition to the announcement that 150 jobs are going at Auckland Transport, 16 at the property arm … View moreThe Herald understands council chief executive Jim Stabback will announce about 200 job losses later this week as part of “becoming a leaner organisation”.
The job losses at the council are in addition to the announcement that 150 jobs are going at Auckland Transport, 16 at the property arm Panuku Development Auckland and an unknown number at the council’s events and economic development agency Tātaki Auckland Unlimited.
A Tātaki spokesman said there are regular conversations with staff and the picture will become clearer in the coming weeks.
The number of job losses at Tātaki could depend on push-back from the board and management at a directive from Brown to slash $44 million from its budget.
The job losses will come as Brown seeks to make cuts to address a $325m budget hole, while also publicly calling for the sale of the council’s Auckland Airport shares.
The union representing council employees, however, says canning staff during a cost of living crisis is “not the way to treat loyal workers whose livelihoods are at stake”, while also holding concerns about a drop in public service quality.
Stabback has previously said the changes at Auckland Council will be a mix of senior roles where, for example, teams or functions will be merged, and structural changes to achieve efficiency. Some of the job losses will come from not filling vacant positions.
“I have long signalled that becoming a leaner organisation more sharply focused on the future would require a reduction in the workforce,” he told staff last month.
The council employs about 7200 staff with an annual wage bill of about $530m.
A council spokeswoman said a “revised change proposal” will be outlined later this week based on feedback from consultation with staff.
The council-wide job cuts are a response to Brown’s growing budget hole and “path to financial sustainability” through a mix of measures, including cutting spending, trimming services and demanding better performance from the chief executives and boards of council organisations.
Last week’s announcement that the budget hole has increased from $295m to $325m, and storm-related costs have risen to $50m, increases the pressure on council bosses to cut their cloth.
The job cuts come during the painful cost of living crisis with the Reserve Bank forecasting higher unemployment, food prices rising 12.1 per cent year-on-year, and Kiwi families facing the prospect of a hard-hitting interest rate crunch as mortgages come up for renewal.
Last month, Auckland Transport (AT) said about 150 of the 2000 jobs would go as it faces a $25m cut to its budget. Feedback closed on May 3 and final decisions will be made by the end of this month with changes taking effect from July 1.
At Panuku Development Auckland, 16 positions have been lost. Most of the staff affected have left and the remainder will be gone by July 1.
Panuku chief executive David Rankin said the priority continues to be supporting staff through a difficult and challenging time, adding that out of respect for those affected there would be no further comment.
Public Service Association (PSA) national sector leader Ian Gordon said the union is concerned about the cuts and the effect they will have on a wide range of council functions, including community services, Māori and Pasifika, libraries, and arts and culture.
“Our members are reporting that workloads are pretty extreme at the moment and that will be exacerbated,” he said.
Gordon said that after five rounds of change at the council over the past three or four years, staff are used to the process but suffering from change fatigue.
PSA assistant secretary Bronwynn Maxwell last month called for AT to slow down and undertake proper consultation instead of a 10-day consultation period.
“This is not the way to treat loyal workers whose livelihoods are at stake. We think at least a month would be fair in the circumstances.
“It all smacks of a headlong rush to cut costs and satisfy Mayor Wayne Brown’s austerity drive when the position of our members should be front and centre in what is a major restructuring of the Auckland Transport workforce,” Maxwell said.
The PSA represents about 3800 staff across the council group.
At Tātaki Auckland Unlimited, the board and chief executive Nick Hill are fighting a proposed budget cut of $44m put forward by Brown in a letter outlining what he expects from the agency over the next three years.
In a written response, board chairwoman Jennah Wootten and Hill said they will find savings of $27.5m but the board is not comfortable supporting the other $16.5m of savings without further discussions with the mayor and councillors about priorities.
To cut $44m, they said, would mean stopping all economic development activity except spending tied to assets and facilities. That would leave Auckland as the only major city in New Zealand without an economic development agency.
A mayoral spokesman said Brown has discussed the concerns with Tātaki, saying they are still under review and no decisions have been made yet.
The other council agency, Watercare, is not affected by the budget hole and has no plans for job losses.
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Did you know that Greenview Park has multiple indoor and outdoor spaces perfect for afternoon tea or a cuppa?
These spaces are communal, and all are welcome, including visitors and family.
Are you looking for a kindergarten for your 2-5 year old child? Pop in and see us at Uplands Kindergarten, 497 Remuera Road anytime or visit our website www.uplandskindergarten.org.nz.... We are owned and operated by Somervell Church and welcome all families to our community based kindergarten.
Music lovers! – you’re invited to a free, informal interfaith concert, 7pm, May 22nd, a Monday evening at the Fickling Centre in Three Kings, Mt Eden.
A number of interfaith music groups will share their music on stage in the Hillsborough Room, following the popularity and successes of our … View moreMusic lovers! – you’re invited to a free, informal interfaith concert, 7pm, May 22nd, a Monday evening at the Fickling Centre in Three Kings, Mt Eden.
A number of interfaith music groups will share their music on stage in the Hillsborough Room, following the popularity and successes of our larger interfaith and cultural concerts in earlier years.
Some six different groups from Buddhist, Christian, Hindu, Hare Krishna and Jewish traditions are so far participating, with more expected.
The evening will provide an opportunity to experience the music of different cultures, forge new friendships and to reconnect with old friends after a couple of challenging years.
We’ll have a wide selection of vegetarian snacks and refreshments post-concert.
Admission is entirely free. Let us know if you’re coming by responding on the contact page below, so we can ensure adequate seating is available.
Further inquiries: Email – jogyata@slingshot.co.nz
Text / call: 0221887432
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Kiwi Self Storage is meeting its goals for sustainability as a Toitū Carbonzero certified self storage organisation. Part of the process of certification involved an audit of all the areas of the business and their contribution to the organisation’s carbon foot print.
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