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31/03/2009
Jobs threatened at Vauxhall |
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Around 5,000 jobs at Vauxhall motors are under threat after parent company General Motors (GM) was put on notice by US president Barack Obama to get its financial house in order.
GM was given 60 days by the president to sort its finances out or receive no more public money, a fate that could leave its British subsidiary under threat.
Vauxhall makes cars in Ellesmere Port and vans in Luton, enterprises that could be threatened if GM is allowed to go bust.
Speaking to Sky News, joint secretary of the Unite union Tony Woodley said: "If things did get worse after that 60 days, then it would be impossible, I believe, for Vauxhall to survive on its own without the parent [company]."
Those threatened by the situation at Vauxhall or at other companies in trouble may benefit from taking legal advice about their employee rights.
An instance where an employer is looking to trim its payroll through voluntary redundancies is that of East Renfrew Council.
The authority is looking for 200 people to leave in order to resolve budgeting problems.
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