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 Manufacturing Of Machinery And Equipment Manufacture Of Machinery And Equipment N.E.C. 28.29 - Manufacture of other general-purpose machinery n.e.c.
179 jobs Number of planned job losses
Announcement Date
16 December 2019
Employment effect (start)
20 December 2019
Foreseen end date
Description
Dover Fueling Solutions, a UK subsidiary of the US-based manufacturer, announced on 16 December 2019 that it will cut 179 jobs in Dundee, Scotland by Christmas. The affected staff were employed on temporary contracts through the agency EN Recruitment. However, many of the affected workers were shocked, as some of them have been working in the plant for extended periods.
A spokesperson for Dover refused to comment on the cuts and said that the business was stable. A representative of Unite the Union said that the company was trying to focus on its core, permanent employees.
The Dundee plant manufactures fuel pumps and it was acquired by Dover in 2016.
Eurofound (2019), Dover Fueling Solutions, Internal restructuring in United Kingdom, factsheet number 99497, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://restructuringeventsprod.azurewebsites.net/restructuring-events/detail/99497.
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