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Hundreds of TV Licensing jobs in Bristol are at risk under plans to relocate work away from the city.
Outsourcing group Capita confirmed 350 jobs are under threat from its decision to switch work to sites in Lancashire and India.
The Communication Workers Union (CWU) called the move was “callous”, adding that it feared compulsory redundancies would hit Bristol “particularly heavily”.
CWU national officer Andy Furey said: “Capita management have put commercial interests ahead of jobs and people.”
In a statement, a Capita spokesman said: “As part of a comprehensive review undertaken as part of the bid procurement for the TV Licensing contract, Capita has concluded that a revised delivery model is necessary to meet the demands of the contract in the future.
“As part of that we are proposing to optimise our current structure and relocate work from the existing Capita office in Bristol to other UK locations. This means that around 350 roles in Bristol are ‘at risk’ of redundancy, although an office will be retained in Bristol.
“We will now commence a formal consultation period with employees and their nominated trade union representatives to ensure that all possible options are explored.”
