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The Department of Education is looking to its own staff to help it find ways to reduce costs in the new economic climate.
Following the re-negotiation of the common-purse agreement, all the departments of the Manx Government are being asked to examine their outgoings and find savings.
Eighty per cent of the DoE's £100 million annual budget is taken up by salaries, and Education Minister Anne Craine has confirmed natural wastage will be used as a means to save money in the coming years:
Any potential disruptions to bus services 'will be communicated in a timely manner'
Unite the Union has confirmed Bus Vannin drivers have voted in favour of industrial action
Unite the Union confirms Bus Vannin drivers have voted for industrial action
It says it's been given a 'clear and decisive mandate'
Promenade parking to close this afternoon
It's due to high winds forecast
DOI committed to having conversations with bus drivers via union, says minister
Dr. Michelle Haywood says they've not been formally notified of ballot result or strike action