YESTERDAY was described as a dark day for Swindon, after letters went out to employees of Honda informing them they have been provisionally selected for compulsory redundancy. It is believed that more than 100 letters have gone out to indirect staff – those who don’t work on the production line – and the mood at … Continue reading
Honda is cutting 800 jobs in Swindon as the shrinking European car market forces the company into its first ever UK job cuts. Honda blamed the slump in European sales as it announced it will cut its Swindon workforce by almost a quarter, months after hiring hundreds of new employees. “It’s entirely the car market,” … Continue reading