Bosses at Tayside Contracts have insisted jobs “are not in jeopardy” despite the spectre of “significant budget cuts”.
The group’s managing director, Iain Waddell, has strongly denied the suggestion that there would be any compulsory redundancies at the group, which employs more than 2,500 people.
The Courier exclusively revealed on Monday that Mr Waddell had sent out a letter to senior staff asking them to indicate whether they would be willing to take early retirement or voluntary redundancy as local authority cuts start to bite.
But he later insisted that no one would be forced out of their job.
Mr Waddell said: “I am extremely concerned that yesterday’s press coverage, and in particular, the social media comments that followed, caused unnecessary alarm and upset to many of our employees.
“I had previously written to only the 160 managerial, supervisory and administrative staff to whom voluntary redundancy/early retirement may be granted.
“However, due to the nature of the media coverage I now feel obliged to write to all of our employees to reassure them that their jobs are not in jeopardy.”
His statement continued: “I am committed to protecting services and jobs by continuing to deliver services as efficiently as possible.
“By planning for anticipated budget cuts and seeking volunteers who wish to take up our offer I am confident that, unlike many organisations, Tayside Contracts will not have to resort to compulsory redundancies in future.”