Nestlé

Type
Internal restructuring
Country
United Kingdom
Region
Yorkshire and the Humber; West Yorkshire; Calderdale and Kirklees
Location of affected unit(s)
Halifax
Sector
Manufacturing
(10 - 11) Manufacture of food and beverage
10.8 - Manufacture of other food products
10.82 - Manufacture of cocoa, chocolate and sugar confectionery
270 jobs
Number of planned job losses
Job loss
200 jobs
Number of planned job creations
Job creation
Announcement Date
30 March 2004
Employment effect (start)
Foreseen end date

Description

Nestlé has announced 270 job losses at its Easter Egg and Quality Street making Halifax plant. The reductions would almost halve the number employed at the plant and have a 'devastating' impact on the local community according to the Transport and General Workers Union. 200 seasonal workers will be employed.

Sources

  • 30 March 2004: The Guardian

Citation

Eurofound (2004), Nestlé, Internal restructuring in United Kingdom, factsheet number 59059, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://apps.eurofound.europa.eu/restructuring-events/detail/59059.