30 August 2006
Thames Water will cut up to a quarter of its workforce, it was announced yesterday.
As part of a major cost cutting drive, the water supplier said it will reduce its workforce by about 300 jobs a year up until 2010.
A Thames Water spokesman said: "A company-wide review has been underway within Thames Water for some time to look at areas where we can improve efficiency and ensure we have the right resources in place to improve front line operational activity to meet our targets, particularly on leakage reduction.
"As part of this process we have notified the DTI of potential redundancies and have begun consultations with the relevant trades unions.
"We want to reassure our customers that tackling leakage and improving the services we provide to our customers remain our top priorities."
The company employs around 6,000 staff and serves around 13 million customers.
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