Govia

Type
Internal restructuring
Country
United Kingdom
Region
South East (England);
Location of affected unit(s)
Kent, Sussex
Sector
Transportation / Storage
49 - Land transport and transport via pipelines
49 - Land transport and transport via pipelines
49 - Land transport and transport via pipelines
100 jobs
Number of planned job losses
Job loss
Announcement Date
9 September 2006
Employment effect (start)
Foreseen end date

Description

About 100 staff have been cut from the company which operates rail services in Kent and parts of East Sussex. Govia took over the region's rail network from South Eastern Trains at the beginning of April.

Nigel Jarrett, spokesman, said only administrative positions had been affected and it was possible more cuts would follow.

Mr Jarrett said some of the redundancies had been voluntary. A spokesman for the Rail, Maritime and Transport (RMT) union said it had been consulted over the job losses.

Sources

  • 9 September 2006: BBC Website

Citation

Eurofound (2006), Govia, Internal restructuring in United Kingdom, factsheet number 64033, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://apps.eurofound.europa.eu/restructuring-events/detail/64033.