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24/01/2007
Redundancies At Shorts To Take Effect
Redundancies at Belfast aerospace firm Shorts are due to take place within the next few days.
Parent company Bombardier announced in October it was cutting up to 645 jobs at the plant.
Management had entered into a 90-day consultation period with trade union officials and now that is ending.
The company says that there has been a number of voluntary redundancies and that it has had found work for some employees elsewhere.
A statement on the actual number of staff losing their jobs is expected within days and the redundancies will be staggered over the next six months.
The latest cuts leaves the company with a workforce of about 4,700 people - an all time low.
(DS)
Parent company Bombardier announced in October it was cutting up to 645 jobs at the plant.
Management had entered into a 90-day consultation period with trade union officials and now that is ending.
The company says that there has been a number of voluntary redundancies and that it has had found work for some employees elsewhere.
A statement on the actual number of staff losing their jobs is expected within days and the redundancies will be staggered over the next six months.
The latest cuts leaves the company with a workforce of about 4,700 people - an all time low.
(DS)
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