Africa Alive and Banham Zoo Redundancies

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Strathmorezoo

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According to the BBC both sites have announced that less than 10of staff will be made redundant, it does not say what staff The cause of the redundancies is due to massive increase in energy prices. To make any staff redundant so close to Christmas is a terrible thing .All affected staff have been notified. The energy prices had risen by more than £1million in 2022 alone
 
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Strathmorezoo said:
According to the BBC both sites have announced that less than 10of staff will be made redundant, it does not say what staff The cause of the redundancies is due to massive increase in energy prices. To make any staff redundant so close to Christmas is a terrible thing .All affected staff have been notified. The energy prices had risen by more than £1million in 2022 alone
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One of them is a Zoochat member…..
 
As one of those impacted, I can say the news was sudden and unexpected. Teams have been ripped apart and 26 hardworking and talented people lost their jobs on Wednesday.

A very sad week for both zoos. Not something that will be forgotten for a long time.
 
TNT said:
As one of those impacted, I can say the news was sudden and unexpected. Teams have been ripped apart and 26 hardworking and talented people lost their jobs on Wednesday.

A very sad week for both zoos. Not something that will be forgotten for a long time.
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If redundancy was inevitable, surely it could have been postponed until after Christmas!!!
 
This is terrible news. It has been clear for several months that the zoos have tried desperately hard to increase visitor numbers and increase revenue. I have been bombarded almost weekly with various discounted entry offers , one of which I used. If the zoos were nearer I would have visited more often to support, Banham is only an hour but AA is not a great 2 hour journey .
I really hope both zoos can survive the crisis!
 
I was informed by the other half that someone posted on a Facebook page about ZSEA also looking to cut the bird/amazing animal shows at Banham as well for cost savings. Not sure whether it was just initial bitterness (I believe this was someone who had lost their job) or whether there is truth there but that will also be a shame. Seems odd they have these grand plans to expand so the money must be sitting somewhere at the mo.

We have passes so don't always contribute financially, but visit Banham a lot (20 mins away) and usually try and buy some food/drinks as I'm sure the mark up is decent, but it still seems like they definitely need to increase visitor numbers more.
 
TNT said:
As one of those impacted, I can say the news was sudden and unexpected. Teams have been ripped apart and 26 hardworking and talented people lost their jobs on Wednesday.

A very sad week for both zoos. Not something that will be forgotten for a long time.
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Sorry to hear this. I hope everyone pulls through & moves on. Thoughts with you all affected from our end.
 
pipaluk said:
This is terrible news. It has been clear for several months that the zoos have tried desperately hard to increase visitor numbers and increase revenue. I have been bombarded almost weekly with various discounted entry offers , one of which I used. If the zoos were nearer I would have visited more often to support, Banham is only an hour but AA is not a great 2 hour journey .
I really hope both zoos can survive the crisis!
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I also hope that there is no major crisis and more importantly it does not set a precedent
 
Looking slightly dispassionately at the after effects, and having acknowledged the hurt felt by the departing staff, I wonder what this foretells for the remaining staff, who will no doubt have to cover for them.
In addition, this could result in some animal husbandry issues, as more thinly stretched staff may not have the time and knowledge to provide accurate and suitable care ( and it is not their fault).
Ultimately, it may lead to some places having to give up species they can no longer adequately care for, or even afford.
The implications are fairly damned lousy all round.
 
GaryA said:
Looking slightly dispassionately at the after effects, and having acknowledged the hurt felt by the departing staff, I wonder what this foretells for the remaining staff, who will no doubt have to cover for them.
In addition, this could result in some animal husbandry issues, as more thinly stretched staff may not have the time and knowledge to provide accurate and suitable care ( and it is not their fault).
Ultimately, it may lead to some places having to give up species they can no longer adequately care for, or even afford.
The implications are fairly damned lousy all round.
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I was thinking exactly the same, I would think that the zoo inspectorate may have some views on this
 
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