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Almost 400 jobs to go at collapsed Carillion in the UK

Carillion collapsed on January 15 when its banks halted funding
Carillion collapsed on January 15 when its banks halted funding

Some 377 jobs are to be cut at collapsed UK construction company Carillion while 919 positions have been saved, the UK's government's Official Receiver said today. 

Those affected will be entitled to claim for statutory redundancy payments, it said. 

Carillion, which employs 20,000 in Britain, collapsed on January 15 when its banks halted funding, pushing the 200-year-old business went into compulsory liquidation. 

The Official Receiver is part of the UK's Insolvency Service, an executive agency of the Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy.