Dyson

Type
Internal restructuring
Country
United Kingdom
Region
Normandie; Gloucestershire and Wiltshire; Wiltshire
Location of affected unit(s)
Malmesbury (Wiltshire), other locations
Sector
Manufacturing
(26 - 27) Manufacture of electrical, electronic and optical products
27.5 - Manufacture of domestic appliances
27.51 - Manufacture of electric domestic appliances
600 jobs
Number of planned job losses
Job loss
Announcement Date
23 July 2020
Employment effect (start)
Foreseen end date

Description

Dyson, the British multinational engineering company has announced that it will cut 600 customer service and retail jobs across the UK, reducing the size of its UK workforce by 15%.

A spokesperson for the company said the redundancies were due to the COVID-19 crisis, which prompted consumers to shop online, making it necessary for the company to change how it engages with its customers. The spokesperson emphasised that the firm did not use the UK government’s Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme to save jobs.

Dyson was founded in 1991 - it designs and manufactures household appliances such as vacuum cleaners, hair dryers and fans. The company is best known for developing the bagless vacuum cleaner.

Sources

Citation

Eurofound (2020), Dyson, Internal restructuring in United Kingdom, factsheet number 101804, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://apps.eurofound.europa.eu/restructuring-events/detail/101804.