Odd turn of events this afternoon at Glasgow's Herald & Times group. Some 40 staff who had applied for, and been accepted for, voluntary redundancy by the group - owned by Newsquest/Gannett - have been told they may not now be leaving.
A memo from editor-in-chief Donald Martin said the voluntary redundancy process was "on hold". Supposedly successful applicants are now being required to apply for jobs few of them are likely to want.
There have been concerns that, had the 40 staff been allowed to depart, production of the group's three papers - The Herald, Sunday Herald and Evening Times - would have been in peril. (Via AllMediaScotland)
