British American Tobacco

Type
Internal restructuring
Country
United Kingdom
Region
North East (England); Tees Valley; Darlington
Location of affected unit(s)
Darlington
Sector
Manufacturing
(12) Manufacture of tobacco products
12 - Manufacture of tobacco products
12 - Manufacture of tobacco products
500 jobs
Number of planned job losses
Job loss
Announcement Date
19 June 2003
Employment effect (start)
Foreseen end date
1 December 2003

Description

The closure of Darlington plant has been announced to the press without a preliminary consultation with Amicus, the union that represents BAT employees at the plant. This restructuring comes as part of a plan to reduce costs and improve productivity.

Sources

Citation

Eurofound (2003), British American Tobacco, Internal restructuring in United Kingdom, factsheet number 59645, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://apps.eurofound.europa.eu/restructuring-events/detail/59645.