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City of Jyväskylä to negotiate major employment cuts

The city board of Jyväskylä has decided to start talks with employee groupings aimed at cutting up to 900 person-years from public employment rolls between 2014-2016

Kaupungintalon juhlakerrokseen pääsee komeita portaita.
Kaupungintalon paraatiportaikko on juhlava. Image: Arvo Vuorela / Yle

The city's target is to slash 50 million euros in spending by 2016.

Talks with employee groups are to start in early October and to last no more than six weeks. Details of the negotiations will not to be released until their completion.

Sources: Yle