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We could easily (at swanwick) get rid of all of the Training and Safety Managers (5). They are only duplicating what is already done by a GS/LAS training manager and a GS/LAS Safety manager on the watches.
The Ops managers (a layer above watch supervisors) - cut 'em down from 5 to 3. One to cover mornings, one afternoons, one to cover a core day, say from 9-4. They can rotate shifts amongst themselves.
The one covering the afternoon shift is on call overnight and at weekends (that's one in 3 weekends on call - still less than shift workers). This allows for leave to be taken as well.
The people in the above posts are all PCGs - removing their posts is extremly easy because of that fact. These cuts would save even more than 45 before POL's idea and is extremely workable.
It's not pie in the sky knee-jerk, it is a totally workable solution.
Also, has anyone else noticed that the great OS&I dept has been reshuffled, yet again, and that a manager who did not perform so well has been given a sideways move into a new managerial post. This was announced 6 days ago. So much for saving money!!