There seems to be a magic number floating around when it comes to justifying changes to council social workers terms and conditions - 400.

Apparently wherever a council is changing people's pay or leave entitlements it will always save the council around 400 jobs.

That's how many jobs Southampton council are saving with their much disputed pay cuts. It's also the number of jobs which will be saved by changes in Plymouth.

Shropshire, to its credit, has been a bit more creative. Its cuts will save over 400 jobs, a figure which is probably shorthand for between 400 and 410.

It all seems a bit too convenient to me. Are councils doing their sums right? Just to make sure, the video below contains some basic instructions.

Read the complete post at http://www.communitycare.co.uk/blogs/social-work-blog/2011/08/are-councils-doing-their-maths.html

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Posted 18 Aug 2011 12:08 PM by The Social Work Blog | Report Abuse

Filed under: social workers, pay, strikes