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.
Yorkshire and the Humber; South Yorkshire; Barnsley
Location of affected unit(s)
Doncaster
Sector
Utilities Water Supply; Sewerage, Waste Management And Remediation Activities Waste Collection, Treatment And Disposal Activities; Materials Recovery 38.11 - Collection of non-hazardous waste
106 jobs Number of planned job losses
Announcement Date
12 October 2017
Employment effect (start)
Foreseen end date
Description
Suez the waste management company is seeking to reduce its workforce in Doncaster by 106 jobs. The company which has the contract to collect waste on behalf of the Doncaster Local Authority had originally intended to make compulsory redundancies to achieve the job cuts before the introduction of new contractual terms from March 2018. However, following formal consultation and talks with conciliation service Acas, compulsory redundancies have been suspended for a year. The company still intends to make the cuts, but hopes that the job losses can be achieved in the meantime through an enhanced redundancy package. A ballot for strike action will not now take place following the agreement.
Sources
12 October 2017: LetsRecycle Website
27 September 2017: BBC Website
Citation
Eurofound (2017), Suez, Internal restructuring in United Kingdom, factsheet number 92362, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://restructuringeventsprod.azurewebsites.net/restructuring-events/detail/92362.
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