Union says plans to make 95 staff at mapping service Ordnance Survey redundant 'makes no sense' A union has slammed Ordnance Survey's move to cut nearly 100 jobs, branding the decision the skilled roles as "short sighted" and at odds with the Government’s agenda for growth.
Prospect's negotiations officer Nick Radiven lambasted the 95 redundancies, stating: "The data Ordnance Survey provides is essential when new homes and infrastructure are being built so it makes no sense to make these cuts at a time when growth is a priority.
"Prospect is calling on Ordnance Survey and the Department of Science, Innovation and Technology to sit down with us and to explore alternatives to the planned redundancies, including increased central funding and looking at other alternative sources of revenue.".
Chief executive Nick Bolton explained the rationale behind the cuts: "We have undertaken a comprehensive review of our operating model as part of Ordnance Survey’s new strategic direction.".
“This work concluded that we needed to simplify our business to focus on our core task of delivering Great Britain’s National Mapping Service, and providing location data and expertise to underpin critical economic and government activities.
