More than 1,000 Carillion jobs transferred to new suppliers

Carillion was building One Chamberlain Square in Birmingham when the group collapsed

More than 1,000 Carillion staff have been transferred to new suppliers, leaving less than 10% of the collapsed construction group’s workforce still waiting to find their permanent fate.

More than 18,000 jobs were put at risk when the Wolverhampton-based giant was forced into liquidation in January.

The Official Receiver has transferred 1,085 people to new suppliers in the past week, taking the total number of jobs saved to 13,430 – close to three-quarters of the pre-liquidation workforce.

2,407 people have been made redundant while a further 1,256 employees have left the business for other reasons, including finding new work.

Around 1,100 employees are currently retained by the Official Receiver to enable Carillion to deliver the remaining services it is providing for public and private sector customers until decisions are taken to transfer or cease its remaining contracts.

Other problems continue, with costs rising at the stalled Midland Metropolitan Hospital development, while several investigations are ongoing into the establishing the causes and blame for Carillion’s failure.

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