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.
Manufacturing Manufacture of food and beverage Manufacture of food products 10.11 - Processing and preserving of meat, except of poultry meat
130 jobs Number of planned job losses
Announcement Date
21 May 2014
Employment effect (start)
Foreseen end date
Description
Sausage-skin maker Devro has announced that 130 jobs are under threat at its two sites in Lanarkshire, Scotland. The plants at Moodiesburn and Bellshill employ a total of around 520 people. The company has announced the planned redundancies as part of a plan to modernise production concentrating on the most up to date technology.
A 45 day consultation period involving the Unite trade union, the Scottish Government and Scottish Enterprise has been announced.
Sources
21 May 2014: BBC Website
Citation
Eurofound (2014), Devro, Internal restructuring in United Kingdom, factsheet number 77101, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://restructuringeventsprod.azurewebsites.net/restructuring-events/detail/77101.
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