Save the Children UK puts a fifth of its workforce at risk of redundancy

The charity said it had begun a redundancy consultation that puts 197 of its 927 staff at risk in a bid to save £6m on an annual wage bill of £44m. 

STC UK said the restructure was part of a “refocus for impact” initiative.

Staff are being consulted on the proposed changes and voluntary redundancy will be offered to reduce the number of compulsory redundancies, the charity said. The consultation will last a minimum of 45 days. 

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Animal charity facing £3m legal claim from former chief

The former chief executive of the League Against Cruel Sports is suing the charity over its alleged failure to protect him from “extreme threats and harassment” during his employment.

Andy Knott was chief executive of the animal charity from January 2018 to March. 

His submission to the High Court, seen by Third Sector, says Knott and the charity’s staff were subjected to a “sustained campaign of harassment” after the charity removed a number of “hunt saboteurs” from its membership – a group of people who believed that the charity’s aims of preventing animal cruelty in sport should be achieved by “direct, often physical action”. 

According to the legal documents, the harassers “bombarded” Knott’s social media and email with communications that “contained a variety of false and derogatory accusations of misconduct and impropriety”. 

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Alzheimer’s Society chief to step down

Kate Lee said it was the right time for her to stand aside and “allow someone new to have the privilege” of leading the dementia charity.

The Alzheimer’s Society said Lee had transformed the charity during her five years in the role and had created an “inclusive, collaborative environment”. 

Asked what Lee planned to do next, a spokesperson for the Alzheimer’s Society said: “Kate is going to take some time to consider what she wants her next move to be but will ensure a smooth transition to the next chief executive.”

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