Ford Engine Production Line Shuts For Five Days
Ford has closed one of the production lines at its Engine Plant in Bridgend for five days, telling staff to take the week off. The letter says during the closure period 鈥淎J production will cease and only activities that have business criticality or cost reduction opportunities will be undertaken鈥? It also states that staff must be 鈥渨illing to perform work as and when required either in his normal job or any other suitable job allocated to him鈥?if they wish to be eligible for lay off pay. Reportedly, 鈥渄ozens鈥?of employees at the factory have been told not to come into work this week and there is concern amongst them that this closure could be a precursor to job cuts. There has been no word from Ford on whether there will be more temporary production line closures in the future, nor has the manufacturer explained if job cuts can be expected. It鈥檚 also unknown exactly how many of the plant鈥檚 1,500 employees are affected by this week鈥檚 AJ assembly line shutdown. Do you think this is another worrying sign for the British car industry?
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