Oxfam GB: job cuts
- Jobs
- UK share not stated
- Announced
- 7 April 2025
- Status
- Confirmed
- Reason category
- Costs
Oxfam GB said in a statement that its decision came after seeing its retail and fundraising income impacted by the state of the economy as well as facing multi-year inflationary increases on its operational costs including wages and utilities.
- Costs
- Where
- Not stated
- Source coverage
- Two or more publisher groups
- Sources
- 6 sources from 4 publisher groups.
Why no UK headcount is shown: The charity confirms 142 people left after the April consultation and 116 staff were redeployed. The report does not give a separate UK redundancy count. The 142 is charity-wide context outside UK totals.
Source: www.civilsociety.co.uk.
Sources
| Publisher | Headline | Date |
|---|---|---|
| civilsociety.co.uk | https://www.civilsociety.co.uk/news/oxfam-deficit-staff-cuts-confirmed.html | Date not given |
| civilsociety.co.uk | Oxfam GB announces 265 jobs at risk in effort to save £10m | 7 April 2025 |
| thirdsector.co.uk | Oxfam GB puts 265 jobs at risk to tackle estimated £16.5m deficit | 7 April 2025 |
| civilsociety.co.uk | Union petitions Oxfam over redundancies and alleged outsourcing plans | 23 May 2025 |
| BBC News | Oxfam workers protest over 'outsourcing' of jobs | 3 June 2025 |
| civilsociety.co.uk | Protests held at Oxfam’s offices against its redundancy and outsourcing plans | 3 June 2025 |
Changes to this page
| Date | What changed | Supporting evidence |
|---|---|---|
| 11 Oct 2026 | Recorded job figure changed from 265 to Not stated. | www.civilsociety.co.uk |
| 11 Oct 2026 | How the number is stated changed from Exact to Not stated. | www.civilsociety.co.uk |
| 11 Oct 2026 | UK share stated changed from Yes to No. | www.civilsociety.co.uk |
| 11 Oct 2026 | Announcement status changed from In consultation to Confirmed. | www.civilsociety.co.uk |
| 11 Oct 2026 | Counting explanation updated. | www.civilsociety.co.uk |
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