Charnwood Borough Council in Leicestershire wants to reduce senior management posts from 28 to 18 in an effort to boost its annual budget by £500,000, the BBC reports.
The council has reportedly claimed that cutting the 10 posts will help it to protect frontline services at a time when significant reductions in government grants are being put in place.
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The report added that unions and staff are to be consulted over the next few weeks before the plan goes to the council in November.
