Uni Staff in Southend 'Thought They Were Safe' After Redundancy Email Blunder

University staff blindsided by redundancy after being sent error email 'confirming' jobs were safe

An administrative error at the University of Essex left 18 Health and Social Care lecturers at the Southend campus believing their positions were secure, only to learn days later they remained under threat of redundancy.It comes after some 400 staff jobs hang in the balance after the university announced the closure of the Southend campus this August.The affected staff received correspondence on March 6 informing them they had been removed from …

Uni staff in Southend 'thought they were safe' after redundancy email blunder

The University of Essex’s Southend campus staff thought they were safe from redundancy – only to be two days later it was a mistake

University staff facing losing their jobs were 'incorrectly' told they were safe

The University of Essex has apologised for the error

Essex University staff at risk of redundancy told jobs were safe before U-turn

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