Cuts in the Department for Culture, Media and Sport's (DCMS) funding for national museums have been blamed for a second round of redundancies at the National Maritime Museum in London.
Andy Bodle, director of operations and human resources, said the museum was undertaking a review of its operations as a result of a 0.5 per cent cut in grant-in-aid funding for 2010-11.
He said management were looking at a range of options that included between 10 and 15 redundancies and not recruiting to vacant posts. Bodle added that the financial climate was also a factor.
"It has been one of the busiest years for visitors, but there has been a drop in investments, corporate events and sponsorship," he said.
Mike Sparham, a negotiations officer for the Prospect trade union, said staff morale was low after several redundancies earlier in the year.
"The mood is not very good," he said. "The effect has been destabilising."
He said that he expected about 15 compulsory redundancies, mainly in specialist areas such as education.
Bodle said he couldn't confirm which posts had been targeted because there was an ongoing period of individual consultation. But he added that the cuts would not hit operational areas as much as other areas of the museum, because staff were needed to deal with high visitor numbers.
Andy Bodle, director of operations and human resources, said the museum was undertaking a review of its operations as a result of a 0.5 per cent cut in grant-in-aid funding for 2010-11.
He said management were looking at a range of options that included between 10 and 15 redundancies and not recruiting to vacant posts. Bodle added that the financial climate was also a factor.
"It has been one of the busiest years for visitors, but there has been a drop in investments, corporate events and sponsorship," he said.
Mike Sparham, a negotiations officer for the Prospect trade union, said staff morale was low after several redundancies earlier in the year.
"The mood is not very good," he said. "The effect has been destabilising."
He said that he expected about 15 compulsory redundancies, mainly in specialist areas such as education.
Bodle said he couldn't confirm which posts had been targeted because there was an ongoing period of individual consultation. But he added that the cuts would not hit operational areas as much as other areas of the museum, because staff were needed to deal with high visitor numbers.
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