Jobs go at FORD

[john leeman]

850 jobs cut at Ford Motor Co in the UK, how many @ SOUTHAMPTON ? j.l.

[a1jonuk]

Car giant Ford was warned it could face industrial action after announcing plans to axe 850 jobs and freeze pay because of the "serious economic situation" affecting the motor industry.
The Transit van plant in Southampton will be hardest hit, with between 400 and 500 jobs set to be lost by May, with a further 350 posts lost across the company through a restructuring of salaried staff.

[Dominik1968]

Hi Folks.

I guess this is'nt totaly unexpected by anyone to be honest,i think it was more of where,when and how many jobs would go.One thing it does go to show though is how very lucky the staff at some of the other car companys are at being kept on at 2/3's pay etc,just a pity that Fords could'nt have tried a simular idea first rather than making so many loyal staff redundant,at times like were in at the moment i think company's of all sizes need staff that are happy(ish) and are supportive of the company not staff that are thinking of going on strike which would give Fords a great chance of closing Southampton down completly.

Regards Dominik.