Latest Carillion update from the Official Receiver
Ongoing employment has been confirmed for more than a third of Carillion鈥檚 workforce so far as part of the liquidation.
A spokesperson for the Official Receiver said:
鈥淎rrangements have now been finalised to transfer prison facilities management and defence bases catering and cleaning contracts to new providers and as a result we have been able to safeguard employment for a further 4,418 employees.
鈥淥ngoing employment has been confirmed for more than a third of Carillion鈥檚 workforce so far as part of the liquidation. There is a lot of interest from potential purchasers in the contracts the company delivered which will see the number of jobs safeguarded continue to increase.
鈥淓mployment could not be secured for a further 59 employees working on paused construction projects and regrettably they will leave the business later this week. Those who have lost their jobs will be able to find support through Jobcentre Plus鈥� Rapid Response Service and are also entitled to make a claim for statutory redundancy payments.
鈥淢ost employees who have transferred so far have done so on existing or similar terms and I will continue to facilitate this wherever possible as we work to find new providers for Carillion鈥檚 other contracts.
鈥淭he process to find new suppliers to deliver Carillion鈥檚 contracts continues. I am continuing to engage with staff, elected employee representatives and unions to keep them informed as these arrangements are confirmed.鈥�
- in total, to date 6,668 jobs have been saved and 989 jobs have been made redundant through the liquidation
- further information about rights in redundancy is available on gov.uk
- continued support by Carillion鈥檚 public and private sector customers is enabling as many employees as possible to be retained in the interim until all contracts have been worked through