The restructuring events database contains factsheets with data on large-scale restructuring events reported in the principal national media and company websites in each EU Member State. This database was created in 2002.
West Midlands; Shropshire and Staffordshire; Staffordshire CC
Location of affected unit(s)
Rugeley, Cheadle, Uttoxeter
Sector
Manufacturing Manufacturing Of Machinery And Equipment Manufacture Of Machinery And Equipment N.E.C. 28 - Manufacture of machinery and equipment n.e.c.
165 jobs Number of planned job losses
Announcement Date
12 December 2008
Employment effect (start)
Foreseen end date
Description
JCB, a manufacturer of heavy machinery, has announced that it is to cut 165 jobs at its sites in Staffordshire. The job losses will affect staff at company plants in Rugeley, Cheadle and Uttoxter. The announcement came at the end of a 30-day consultation; however, consultations over job losses will continue at company headquarters. As of 12 December 2008 there is no further information on when the redundancies will occur.
Sources
12 December 2008: BBC News UK
Citation
Eurofound (2008), JCB, Internal restructuring in United Kingdom, factsheet number 67637, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://restructuringeventsprod.azurewebsites.net/restructuring-events/detail/67637.
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