It’s all move at the Isle of Wight council, as staff shift around various offices and premises.
Staff working in community service finances, payments services, recruitment, training, and pensions will no longer be travelling to Newport each day, but to the former Westridge Leisure Centre in Ryde instead.
Their offices won’t remain empty though, they’ll be filled with staff from other offices in buildings that the council is selling or terminating leases on.
IW Council director of resources Dave Burbage, said: “The council’s aim under transformation is to dramatically reduce the number of buildings from which it operates and to introduce new ways of working.
“This is a significant step in that approach. The teams that are co-locating at Westridge provide support services to the rest of the council, and by joining together can provide this support in a more efficient way.”
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