Type
Internal restructuring
Country
United Kingdom
Region
Northern Ireland;
Location of affected unit(s)
Sector
Manufacturing
Manufacture For Transport Equipment
Manufacture Of Other Transport Equipment
30 - Manufacture of other transport equipment

975 jobs
Number of planned job losses
Job loss
Announcement Date
3 April 2009
Employment effect (start)
Foreseen end date

Description

Bombardier Aerospace, a manufacturer of aircrafts, is to cut 975 jobsĀ from its factories in Northern Ireland. The cuts are blamed on an 'unprecedented recession' and they will affect 310 permanent staff and 665 agency staff. The company stated that it hopes to achieve most of the cuts through voluntary redundancies. As of 6 April 2009 there is no information on when the job losses will occur.


Sources

  • 3 April 2009: BBC News UK

Citation

Eurofound (2009), Bombardier Aerospace, Internal restructuring in United Kingdom, factsheet number 68661, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://restructuringeventsprod.azurewebsites.net/restructuring-events/detail/68661.