Liquidator makes 350 redundancies

Around one-third of the remaining staff at Carillion have been made redundant by the Official Receiver, more than six months after the construction giant entered liquidation.

356 people will lose their jobs, taking the total number of redundancies to 2,778 – around 15% of the workforce.

In a statement, the Official Receiver said: “Regretably, 356 people will be leaving the business as their roles are no longer required but support is available to help them find new work.

“Staff have been professional throughout the liquidation and we will continue to engage with staff, their elected representatives and unions as arrangements are confirmed.”

There are now around 650 people still retained to deliver the remaining services Carillion is providing for public and private sector customers until decisions are taken to transfer or cease its remaining contracts.

13,516 Carillion employees have had their roles transferred to new suppliers while a further 1,277 people have left the business of their own accord.

Wolverhampton-based Carillion collapsed in January and it is the subject of several investigations looking to establish the causes and blame.

Its failure had a major impact on construction of The Royal Liverpool Hospital.

The £335m project, which will deliver 646 beds, was already running one year behind schedule before Carillion collapsed with £1.5bn of debts.