Staff 'at rock bottom' over government plans to move 1000 civil service jobs out of East Kilbride

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Civil servants in East Kilbride are said to be at "rock bottom" over bombshell UK Government plans to move the town's Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office to Glasgow - a move that will affect 1000 workers.The former Overseas Development Administration and Department for International Development (DFID) has been based at Abercrombie House in Hairmyres since the early 1980s.Today, with no prior consultation, 1000 staff were told they are to be relocated to Glasgow with HMRC becoming the new tenants of Abercrombie House.The move is expected to take place by early 2025 with the new premises yet to be finalised.

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