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Friday, 20 April 2007
Yet another round of redundancies is looming at the paper.

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Staff were informed on Thursday that management intended to reduce staff numbers further and were seeking ‘voluntaries’….but delivered with a clear implication that ‘compulsories’ would follow if numbers not sufficient…

Mark Dodson, chief executive of GMG's Manchester operation, said: "The past two years have seen the rate and pace of change in our industry accelerate beyond all predictions. As a company with a large proportion of its revenues linked to print business, we need to increase our rate of change to meet the digital present as well as the future. This will mean that we will be best placed to face the demands of an increasingly competitive marketplace."

 Staff have until 8 May to register an interest in taking redundancy.  

 Judy Gordon, mother of the chapel at the MEN said: "It is all departments, not just editorial.

They cannot tell us how many people they are looking for or how much money they are trying to save."

Thirty five staff left the paper in spring 2006.

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 1 By Rob Artisan website, on 22-04-2007 20:29
Very sad news as everyone hoped that the spring redundancies were the last we were going to hear about for some time
 2 By Salfordian, on 02-05-2007 13:01
Sad but predictable. They started giving the paper away and lost nearly 30% of their paid-for sales. I'm told they budgeted for 10%.  
The cuts are nowt to do with digital, they're about plugging a big hole in this year's accounts where the circulation revenue should be.
 3 By Dicko, on 03-05-2007 09:19
Dear Editor, If staff were told on Thursday and all the detail is correct, then this is not a rumour. This is hard news.

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