But 12% of the pre-liquidation workforce has been axed

Carillion

The jobs of almost two thirds of Carillion鈥檚 pre-liquidation workforce have been saved, according to the latest update from the Official Receiver.

Since the firm went bust four and a half months ago, 64% of Carillion鈥檚 staff, or 11,637 people, have had their jobs transferred to new suppliers. Nineteen jobs were saved in the past week.

But 2,303 jobs have been axed throughout the liquidation, meaning 12% of the collapsed contractor鈥檚 workforce has been made redundant.

A spokesperson for the Official Receiver said: 鈥淒iscussions continue with potential purchasers for Carillion鈥檚 remaining contracts and with staff, elected employee representatives and unions as these arrangements are confirmed.鈥

More than 3,000 employees are currently being retained to enable Carillion to deliver the remaining services it is providing for public and private sector customers.

They remain in limbo until decisions are made to either transfer or cease these contracts.

Carillion employed more than 40,000 staff globally around half of whom worked in the UK. Its head office in Wolverhampton had around 400 staff.