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10/09/2014
400 Jobs To Go At Bombardier
Almost 400 jobs are being axed by Bombardier Aerospace in Belfast, it has been announced.
The move follows an announcement in July by the company that it would begin an organisational restructure that would see the loss of about 1,800 positions.
Today Bombardier said up to 90 Bombardier employees are at risk of redundancy. As well as this, up to 300 contracted staff will no longer be required.
In Belfast, Bombardier currently employs about 5,000 permanent employees, along with 1,300 contractors and Complementary Labour Force workers.
East Belfast MP Naomi Long said: "My primary concern is with those who will lose their jobs in what will be a very stressful and uncertain time for them and their families. I have spoken to Bombardier to offer my support and also the Employment and Learning Minister Stephen Farry, and his Department will be contacting Bombardier to offer guidance and assistance in this process.
"Such a significant number of redundancies can also have wider effects on the local economy which are harder to predict. While it will bring no comfort to those who will lose their jobs at Bombardier, the local management hope it will stabilise the workforce in the medium term.
"The fact the company is still committed to commencing 40 new apprenticeships next month, also indicates confidence in the longer-term about the company and its Northern Ireland base. Even with this recent number of redundancies, the overall number of staff in Bombardier is now greater than in 2009, when the industry was hit particularly hard by the recession."
(IT/MH)
The move follows an announcement in July by the company that it would begin an organisational restructure that would see the loss of about 1,800 positions.
Today Bombardier said up to 90 Bombardier employees are at risk of redundancy. As well as this, up to 300 contracted staff will no longer be required.
In Belfast, Bombardier currently employs about 5,000 permanent employees, along with 1,300 contractors and Complementary Labour Force workers.
East Belfast MP Naomi Long said: "My primary concern is with those who will lose their jobs in what will be a very stressful and uncertain time for them and their families. I have spoken to Bombardier to offer my support and also the Employment and Learning Minister Stephen Farry, and his Department will be contacting Bombardier to offer guidance and assistance in this process.
"Such a significant number of redundancies can also have wider effects on the local economy which are harder to predict. While it will bring no comfort to those who will lose their jobs at Bombardier, the local management hope it will stabilise the workforce in the medium term.
"The fact the company is still committed to commencing 40 new apprenticeships next month, also indicates confidence in the longer-term about the company and its Northern Ireland base. Even with this recent number of redundancies, the overall number of staff in Bombardier is now greater than in 2009, when the industry was hit particularly hard by the recession."
(IT/MH)
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