BMW

Type
Internal restructuring
Country
United Kingdom
Region
South East (England); Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire; Oxfordshire CC
Location of affected unit(s)
Cowley
Sector
Manufacturing
(29 - 30) Manufacture for transport equipment
29.1 - Manufacture of motor vehicles
29.1 - Manufacture of motor vehicles
290 jobs
Number of planned job losses
Job loss
Announcement Date
22 November 2008
Employment effect (start)
5 January 2009
Foreseen end date
5 January 2009

Description

BMW, a car manufacturer, has announced that it is to cut 290 agency jobs at its Mini plant in Cowley, near Oxford. The company employs 4700 workers at the plant, with around 1400 of these being agency staff. The company stated that it was attempting to match supply of its vehicles with the currently reduced levels of demand. The job cuts will come into place when the company cuts its Friday late shift on Friday 5 January 2009.

Sources

  • 22 November 2008: Oxford Mail
  • 24 November 2008: BBC News

Citation

Eurofound (2008), BMW, Internal restructuring in United Kingdom, factsheet number 67520, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://apps.eurofound.europa.eu/restructuring-events/detail/67520.