Up to 1,400 Croydon Council staff are likely to lose their jobs as the authority prepares to implement the greatest swathe of cuts in its history.

A joint message from chief executive Jon Rouse and councillor Sara Bashford said the council faced an “exciting future, with significant change ahead” as it looks to shed up to 35 per cent of its workforce.

The Workforce Strategy is due to go before the council’s ruling Conservative cabinet on Monday night, where it will be asked to approve the plans.

It says the council can only survive by rooting out “wasteful processes, bureacracy and unnecessary back office and management costs”, and by outsourcing much of its services to the private and voluntary sectors.

Up to £70m is expected to be cut from services over the next four years in addition to the £60m of efficiency savings already made by the Conservatives since they gained control of the council in 2006.

Council staff are already discussing strike action over plans to cut their sick pay, overtime and annual leave to save £1.7m a year.

Are you a council worker? What do you think of the planned job cuts? Contact Mike Didymus on 020 8330 9556, or email mdidymus@london.newsquest.co.uk