After the collapse of Carillion there is still uncertainty over the future of 16,700 of its workers JOE GIDDENS/PAThe fate of thousands of staff at Carillion was still uncertain last night, despite hundreds being told that they had kept or lost their jobs. The Insolvency Service said that 919 people had been told that their jobs were safe and that 377 had been made redundant, leaving a huge question mark over a further 16,700 workers at the collapsed construction contractor. The official receiver said that those whose jobs had been saved worked primarily in back-office functions, such as administration and sales. “Most staff are transferring on existing or similar terms and I will continue to facilitate this wherever possible as we work to find new providers for Carillion’s other contracts,” the receiver said yesterday. The receiver…

Source: The Times February 02, 2018 23:48 UTC