There was a 3% reduction in the numbers of staff working for the York Council during 2012. The total number of employees fell from 2774 to 2687 (FTE). The figures exclude those working in schools

There were 8 compulsory redundancies and 87 voluntary redundancies during the period with 157 resignations/retirements.

However the Authority also took on 184 new staff.

During the year staff sickness absence totalled the equivalent of 27336 days.

The figures, released in response to a Freedom of information request, will come as a surprise to many. Residents and workers had been told to expect larger job losses.

The figures do not show any employees who left the Council under “TUPE” terms to join outside providers who were taking over Council activities. Nor has the Council released details of the numbers in its redundancy pool – essentially workers who are still being paid by the Authority after their jobs have gone and who are waiting for suitable vacancies to arise.