Receiver safeguards a further 100 Carillion jobs

After 377 Carillion workers lost their jobs on Friday, the Official Receiver took that total to 829 on Monday.

With 100 more jobs transferred to new employers, 1,019 positions have so far been safeguarded by the receiver since taking control of the collapsed outsourcing group in the middle of last month.

"We appreciate this will be a difficult time for those who have lost their jobs," a spokesperson for the receiver said.

"Jobcentre Plus' Rapid Response Service stands ready to support any of these employees by providing advice and information so people can move into a new job as quickly as possible. People who have been made redundant will also be entitled to make a claim for statutory redundancy payments.

"Our efforts are focused on the smooth transfer of Carillion's contracts to new providers and we will continue to keep Carillion’s workforce updated as these arrangements are finalised."

A spokesperson for the official receiver said on Friday that many employees working on other Carillion contracts were expected to transfer in the coming weeks and that its remaining 18,500-plus employees would continue to be updated as these are arrangements are finalised.