| 영국 Anglian Water, 400개 일자리 감축
물산업의 일자리 희생이 Anglian Water가 향후 2년간 400개에 달하는 직위를 감축한다는 발표로 다시 수면위로 떠오르고 있다. Anglian Water는 물 규제기관을 줄이는 법안에 따르고, 더 경쟁력 있는 그룹을 만들기 위한 구조 조정의 일환다고 말했다. 이번 개편으로 일년에 4천만 파운드를 줄일 수 있다고 덧붙였다.
Anglian은 규제기관의 발표 이후 감축을 선언하는 세 번째 물 기업이다. 지난 주 Severn Trent는 1천100개의 일자리 감축을, 요크셔 워터는 향후 12개월 동안 500개의 일자리를 감축한다고 지난 화요일 발표했다. [세부내용 원문 참조]
Anglian Water to shed jobs
The jobs toll in the water industry has risen again as Anglian Water said it was cutting up to 400 posts over the next two years. The company said the redundancies were part of group restructuring in response to tougher competition and calls by the water regulator for cuts in bills.
The reorganisation would save it ￡40 million a year, it added. Anglian is the third water company to announce job cuts since the regulator unveiled its demands. Last week Severn Trent announced 1,100 job cuts and on Tuesday, Yorkshire Water said it would axe 500 jobs over the next 12 months.
Robin Gourlay, Anglian chairman, said: "It has been clear for some time that the UK regulatory environment would become tougher and we have planned accordingly." Ofwat unveiled its latest price controls last month, calling for cuts of around ￡30 on domestic water bills.
Anglian has accepted the plans, which will mean a 10% fall in its customers' bills next year, taking the average to ￡245. The company said the bills would remain stable until 2005. Over the next five years Anglian said it would spend ￡1.4 billion improving water standards and meeting its environmental obligations.
Its strategy is to improve the cost efficiency in its regulated business and go for growth in other activities, such as its transport leasing business and sewage maintenance services. The company will be based around three units - its day-to-day water operations, an asset management business and a technology group which will provide services both to its own water operations and other companies.
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