Southern Water: Hundreds of staff in Sussex set to lose their jobs

Staff outside Southern Water's Worthing headquarters. Picture: Eddie MitchellStaff outside Southern Water's Worthing headquarters. Picture: Eddie Mitchell
Staff outside Southern Water's Worthing headquarters. Picture: Eddie Mitchell
Hundreds of Southern Water staff are set to lose their jobs as part of a change to its business structure.

According to the trade union Unison, 220 Customer Service staff at Southern Water have been told that their work will transfer to Capita on August 1, with a small number of staff remaining in the business.

Southern Water's headquarters are in Worthing