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26/09/2012
Job Losses At Ford Across Europe
Declining demand is being blamed for the announcement by Ford of a plan to cut several hundred jobs across Europe, including in the UK.
The carmaker warned its European operations could suffer losses of $1bn (£630m) this year and said it will offer voluntary buyouts for staff and cut jobs for "agency workers and purchased service".
The final number of jobs expected to be lost is not yet known.
Ford employs 15,000 workers in the UK and has plants at Southampton and Dagenham, among others.
"Ford of Europe expects the programmes to result in the reduction of several hundred salaried positions, but exact figures won't be known for a few months," Ford said.
"Any Ford salaried staff separations across all three programmes will be purely voluntary."
In a dispute over pay and pensions, 67% of Ford's UK workers represented by the Unite union - about 1,200 white-collar employees - voted in favour of industrial action after a ballot in May.
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The carmaker warned its European operations could suffer losses of $1bn (£630m) this year and said it will offer voluntary buyouts for staff and cut jobs for "agency workers and purchased service".
The final number of jobs expected to be lost is not yet known.
Ford employs 15,000 workers in the UK and has plants at Southampton and Dagenham, among others.
"Ford of Europe expects the programmes to result in the reduction of several hundred salaried positions, but exact figures won't be known for a few months," Ford said.
"Any Ford salaried staff separations across all three programmes will be purely voluntary."
In a dispute over pay and pensions, 67% of Ford's UK workers represented by the Unite union - about 1,200 white-collar employees - voted in favour of industrial action after a ballot in May.
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