Following union discussions, Cambridge University Press may be able to save as many as one-half of the 119 jobs the company said they would cut.
The company has held talks with the union Unite, planning ways to reassign laid-off workers and utilizing printing resources in different parts of the publisher, reports Bookseller. In January, the press announced they would lay-off more than 9 percent of the company’s workforce.
Here’s more from corporate affairs director Peter Davison: “Since April of last year we have been looking at all of the options to ensure that not only does our business remain viable, but that we are keeping as many jobs open as possible, particularly during these times of economic uncertainty.”