BBC Axe Jobs

'Anger building among BBC staff'

Leigh Holmwood
Tuesday October 9, 2007
MediaGuardian.co.uk

Morale within the BBC is low according to insiders, with nearly 3,000 jobs could be axed.

By Wednesday next week, the scale of the cuts will be confirmed.

The Financial Times today reported that 12% of the BBC workforce, or up to 2,800 jobs, could be axed.

Insiders have said they expect 25% of the workforce in the division to go, including all the studio heads and half the executive producers in London, although some could be redeployed.

The FT also reported that 6% across-the-board cost saving was being looked at annually for the next five years - double the 3% the BBC Trust said it wanted.

One source said there was an expectation that the BBC wanted to cut spending by 30% over five years, although another source queried this, saying it was likely to be half that figure.