400 jobs to go in Corus Distribution
Today, Corus announced major cuts within the Distribution & Building Systems Division, in response to the deteriorating economic climate and the current low demand for steel.
Commenting on the 400 proposed redundancies, Roy Rickhuss, Community’s National Officer with responsibility for the steel industry, said:
“Community is disappointed and saddened by today’s announcement by Corus that there will be widespread redundancies within the Distribution Division. Community will do everything in its power, through the consultation period, to work with the company to save jobs where they can be saved and to help those affected through this difficult time.
“We welcomed the original Corus approach to the current downturn - to avoid knee-jerk reactions and not just cut jobs – we are disappointed this has not been followed in Corus Distribution.
“Support will be available from Community’s education and training arm, Communitas, to help redundant workers retrain and find new employment.”