300 public sector jobs could go to private sector says Union

Buckinghamshire County Council, three district councils and Bucks Fire and Rescue are talking to computer giant IBM and business services group Mouchel about forming a joint venture company to centrally run human resources, ICT, finance and property management .
South Bucks District Council is included, but Chiltern District Council has chosen to keep its staff in house.
UNISON claims that the decision - a choice between IBM and Mouchel is due to be made in January - could result in 100 job cuts and a further 200 exported to elsewhere in the UK or even abroad.
Penny Gray, branch secretary at Buckinghamshire County Council, said: "People are feeling worried, extremely anxious, they are almost afraid to raise their heads. Morale is very low, they are not happy people. "
Debbie Munroe, UNISON representative at SBDC, where 21 jobs are affected, said: "Our members are extremely worried about their job security. Although (we) appreciate the need for savings given the current financial climate we do not believe that the proposals will provide value for money, they will lead to a reduction in the quality of services."
BCC could not say how many jobs were affected in total and how much money would be saved.
It said in a statement: "Given this early stage of the procurement process it is far too soon to be able to identify the final details of the solution.
" As such any question about the numbers of posts that will be needed in the future, where these posts will be located and what will be the level of savings cannot be answered at this stage. Unison have expressed their views about how many jobs will be lost or move out of the County, but there is no evidence at this stage on what this view is based."
Councillor Adrian Busby, SBDC leader, said: "All councils must improve efficiency and service and lower costs to council tax payers and the final shape of this project is far from determined. We are keeping all staff that may be involved in the final outcome informed."
In April BCC outsourced its highways department to Ringway Jacobs without redundancies.
BCC said it now delivers schemes more efficiently, can call on specific expertise when required, and enjoys greater buying power for specialist services and plant.
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