BMBC Paying a consultant 11k a month to cut £2m

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  1. Eaststand Lower

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    Typical council logic.
     
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    How long is the consultancy period for? If a 12 month consultancy contract costs £132k, and finds savings of £2m, that's good business. Isn't it?
     
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    Tell that to the 18 lads who have been given their notice that
     
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    depends, if all the consultant does is recommend cutting back staff then that doesn't require rocket science.
     
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    Isn't that a different point?


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    Not if they're on £110k a year each!
     
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    Is that the case? I just read BMBC are paying a cons0


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    The 132k would pay their wages for a year and more
     
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    18 lads earn just 132k? Really? That's around £7300 annual salary. That's woeful, McDonalds pay more


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    At which point you'd still have to fine cost cutting measures.

    Do I like that they are laying people off - no.
    Do I like that they are employing someone on £11k a month on a short term contract - no.

    Actually, I doubt they are paying one person this. It will most likely be the fee to a consulting firm and looking at pure business process, if it costs say £150k to achieve net savings of £2m that is actually good business practice.
     
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