Macmillan Cancer Support cut a further 151 jobs at the end of last year as part of a restructure, the charity has confirmed.
The additional job cuts came months after the charity made an initial 156 redundancies in the hope of saving approximately £7m per year.
The decision was the result of a redundancy consultation launched last September, which initially had placed 221 jobs at risk of being cut.
The charity said at the time that it was forced to make difficult decisions as the charity’s income wasn’t “keeping pace” with growing demand for its services and a “challenging financial environment”.
Macmillan has since confirmed that 151 people left the organisation through voluntary and compulsory redundancies in November and December, following the conclusion of this consultation.
The charity employed over 2,000 staff on average last year and recorded a deficit of more than £30m.
‘We have made every effort to keep redundancies to a minimum’
A Macmillan spokesperson said: “In this challenging financial climate, to ensure we can be there for everybody who needs us, we need to evolve and focus on where we can have the greatest impact.
“We have made every effort to keep redundancies to a minimum, and have been able to place many colleagues in alternative roles.
“However, reducing the size of our organisation has been a necessary part of achieving the savings needed to ensure we can continue being here for people with cancer, today and in the future.
“We can confirm that the consultation has now closed and, sadly, this means 151 valued colleagues left the organisation in November and December.”
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