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Manchester United to make 250 staff members redundant
Manchester United today told staff that the club is intending to cut 250 jobs as new co-owner Sir Jim Ratcliffe continues his bid to slash costs at Old Trafford. Interim chief executive Jean-Claude Blanc informed staff on Wednesday lunchtime that the club intends to make a wave of redundancies, with...
cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/17174956
> > All department and levels within the club will be impacted and the club says it will not include staff at their charitable arm, the Manchester United Foundation. > > From Daily Mail article: https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-13595659/Man-United-redundant-cost-review-Red-Devils.html > > > At 1,112 as of June 30 last year, United had by far the biggest staff of any club in the Premier League. That number is considerably higher than all of their Big Six rivals, with Liverpool having around 1,005 employees, Chelsea 788, Tottenham 719, Arsenal 649 and Manchester City 520, according to each club’s latest figures.
Big sense tonight an intolerable pressure building at Manchester United and not difficult to imagine major conversations now being had as to whether the club can push ahead ...
… with the plan communicated by Arnold to executive leadership in first week August.
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Getting some responses from MPs:
https://twitter.com/zarahsultana/status/1692551046743130240?s=46&t=gi5ni18UJOPrpEnxvZrIHQ
> This is disgusting, @ManUtd >I will always stand in solidarity with survivors of domestic violence, so consider me “hostile”.
https://twitter.com/AndrewHWestern/status/1692598607361261794?s=20
>Really disappointed at how United have handled this. They should be focused on making the correct decision, speaking up in support of victims of domestic abuse & sexual assault, and acting with integrity. The club must realise this isn’t a PR crisis it’s about doing what’s right.
Also Women's aid a charity for helping abuse victims:
https://twitter.com/womensaid/status/1692570404911562950
> "Hostile" is an inappropriate way to describe domestic & sexual abuse charities in stakeholder mapping, but especially in this case.
> We have worked on our football campaign for over 10 years, & work with both clubs & orgs, on an issue that is prevalent throughout our society.