The restructuring events database contains factsheets with data on large-scale restructuring events reported in the principal national media and company websites in each EU Member State. This database was created in 2002.
Construction Construction Of Buildings And Infrastructure Engineering Construction Of Buildings 41 - Construction of buildings
400 jobs Number of planned job losses
Announcement Date
22 March 2011
Employment effect (start)
Foreseen end date
Description
Redhall Engineering Solutions (RES) has made more than 400 employees redundant after the project they were working on fell behind schedule. The GMB union said the dispute arose when workers were not transferred to a new contractor to complete the job. Vivergo Fuels, which owns the site, said no new firm had taken over the RES contract and therefore there were no jobs for the workers to be transferred to. RES said the workers were offered £3,000 compensation but this was rejected by the unions. The company is in negotiations to sort out the situation and ensure the workers' rights were protected.
Sources
22 March 2011: BBC
Citation
Eurofound (2011), Redhall Engineering Solutions, Internal restructuring in United Kingdom, factsheet number 71804, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://restructuringeventsprod.azurewebsites.net/restructuring-events/detail/71804.
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