{"id":413040,"date":"2026-02-07T14:25:14","date_gmt":"2026-02-07T14:25:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/413040\/"},"modified":"2026-02-07T14:25:14","modified_gmt":"2026-02-07T14:25:14","slug":"this-week-big-staff-protested-against-planned-layoffs-in-london","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/413040\/","title":{"rendered":"This week BIG staff protested against planned layoffs in London"},"content":{"rendered":"

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This week on Dezeen<\/a>, employees at architecture firm BIG’s London office in Broadgate protested against proposed layoffs<\/a> that would put nearly half the workforce at risk of redundancy.<\/p>\n

The 40 protesters chanted “Bjarke Ingels shame on you” and “seven million Bjarke has stowed, give your workers what they’re owed” at the protest, which was held with union Unite.<\/p>\n

Up to 72 of the 160-strong workforce are said to be at risk of redundancy after a key contract fell through<\/a> at the end of November last year.<\/p>\n

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The buildings, which included five regeneration projects, were noted for their “exemplary contributions to the future of European architecture”.<\/p>\n

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