12,000 Work and Pensions jobs axed
Updated on 28 February 2008
The Government has come under fire for announcing 12,000 job cuts at its Work and Pensions Department (DWP) just hours after unveiling "radical" changes to the benefits system.
Work and Pensions Secretary James Purnell made no mention of the job losses among his own staff when he signalled a much bigger role for the private and voluntary sectors in helping people find work.
Mr Purnell described jobcentres as "world class" and revealed that productivity had increased by 11% even though the DWP has axed 30,000 jobs in the past three years.
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