Servisair

Type
Internal restructuring
Country
United Kingdom
Region
South East (England); Surrey, East and West Sussex;
Location of affected unit(s)
Sector
Transportation / Storage
52 - Warehousing, storage and support activities for transportation
52 - Warehousing, storage and support activities for transportation
52 - Warehousing, storage and support activities for transportation
160 jobs
Number of planned job losses
Job loss
Announcement Date
4 August 2008
Employment effect (start)
4 August 2008
Foreseen end date
30 October 2008

Description

Servisair, a ground services company, has announced that it is to cut 160 jobs at Gatwick Airport. The job losses will affect manual and clerical workers. The company stated that redundancies are normally made in each October following the peak holiday season but that the downturn in the aviation industry had lead to almost double the normal number this year.

Sources

  • 4 August 2008: BBC Website

Citation

Eurofound (2008), Servisair, Internal restructuring in United Kingdom, factsheet number 66948, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://apps.eurofound.europa.eu/restructuring-events/detail/66948.