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ANOTHER FIRM MAY CUT JOBS
CORBY has been dealt the latest in a long line of job blows with the news that a food firm is considering making redundancies.
Solway Foods, in Godwin Road, has announced plans for a review of its operating structures and says “some redundancies” may result.
The Evening Telegraph has received two emails from Solway employees, saying all monthly paid staff were called to a meeting on Tuesday and told that 22 redundancies would be made.
A Solway spokesman confirmed there had been a meeting but said no numbers were mentioned.
They added: “We continue to trade in difficult market conditions and in order to meet the challenging times ahead we must ensure our business is as efficient and effective as possible.
“We are undertaking a review of our operating structures across various departments and, regrettably, some redundancies may result.
“The consultation process has begun and it would be wrong to speculate on numbers at this time. Every assistance will be given to those who may be affected by any necessary changes.”
Over the last month there have been several significant blows to the employment market in the town.
Eddie Stobart announced it would close its depot putting 150 jobs at risk.
Tata Steel then declared 110 redundancies at its tubes plant.
Most recently, Argos announced it was ending its contract with Wincanton at its warehouse in Bangrave Road, putting 440 jobs at risk.
Corby Council deputy leader Mark Pengelly said: “This is more devastating news for the town. One job lost is one too many.
“As a council we are not sitting down doing nothing. We are meeting with county council leader Jim Harker and the regional enterprise partnership.
“We will be putting our case to them for an enterprise zone and other measures to help Corby.”
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John Downes
Monday, February 20, 2012 at 10:17 AM@Isabel RInger. You are quite right. As the largest economy, USA drives the rest of the Western World. They have dug themselves into a hole, and they just keep digging. If they don't elect Ron Paul president, it's all over. It really is. In view of this, there is no point in resorting to party politics or stripping people of their knighthoods. This financial disaster is much bigger than finding individuals to blame. Having said that, Ed Balls has indicated a few days ago that he just doesn't get it. Give people more money to kick-start the economy, says he, which is one of the major reasons why the country - and not just this country - is in the state it is in. You give people money, and they will spend it on a pile of old tutt that has been manufactured abroad.
ruby123
Saturday, February 18, 2012 at 10:08 PMThe Larkins, I doubt it will be a little oik fresh out of uni, theres no jobs for them either. However I do understand what you are saying. The big problem is firms no longer want to take on the responsibility for HR, its so much easier to get their labour from agencies, pay a set sum no sick to pay, no holiday pay, no contracts. A company wont care who they pay that £13 to as long as they get someone in the job doing a decent job with the least hassle to themselves. Maybe solway is suffering as people realise in this economic down turn its so much cheaper to make your own sandwiches than to buy them.
The Larkins
Saturday, February 18, 2012 at 06:13 AM@Ray Rodden. Re: 'treat people like humans'.... great real. In todays business there is no place for any type of compassion towards humans. Its now a world of sod you I'm alright Jack. Its a world of " we're saving on our carbon emissions" - when in reality no gives two hoots about the carbon footprint as long as they can 'save money'. Trucker is right 100% saying firms are jumping on the bandwagon. I know a firm that pays an agency £13 and hour yet the poor Polish lad gets £6 an hour. Workers right have been totally shattered by various Governments, be it Lab or Con. Businesses will do what they want to save money, the same money that see's the fat cats drive around in bigger cars spending their bigger bonuses. Where I work they are changing our work times to be "more inefficient" In reality, some spotty little oik just out of Uni has worked out that the company will save 1p by changing this to that and that to this. Really dread to think what the society will be like in 50 years. Luckily I'll be pushing up daisies.
Ray Rodden
Saturday, February 18, 2012 at 12:50 AM@dave Turner - understand your point about Subway but Greggs get my vote every time. Less waiting while some numpty goes through his 'perfect sub' internet printout from his SIX work colleagues and p**ing everyone in the line off. I walked out, went next door to Greggs, got me two nice freshly made rolls and sarnies and also took home a freshly made cut loaf for later. mmmmmmmm
Ray Rodden
Saturday, February 18, 2012 at 12:45 AMTalked to someone in my work who I respect and is a good worker and does his work well (unlike some, i may add) Seems he worked at this firm (agency) and left after 3 days. Treated like ..you know what. Every job is important in Corby, but maybe some jobs are not worth having. You gotta treat people like HUMANS, not machines you disard at any and every opportunity
Westy the fat oaf
Friday, February 17, 2012 at 07:37 PMCorby still paved with gold and attracting coments from bitter , jealous neighbours who envy that we are still going places
enemde
Friday, February 17, 2012 at 06:41 PMcorby paved with gold......not any more!
Isabel Ringer
Friday, February 17, 2012 at 03:14 PMMy reply to that moron Victor Stirling... His mantra is Crap, Crap & Crap! The Tory no more caused this economic problem than did the previous government. If he wants somebody to blame he should vent his anger across the Atlantic & the financial institutions there.
Rikmeister
Friday, February 17, 2012 at 02:05 PMLets face it. Most companies if not all of them are now going to the Agencies for workers so they don't have to give them full contracts. Agency are easy to manipulate and get rid of when they want too. My question was, are all the migrant workers going home because of all these cut backs.? The answer. No.! Because they are mostly working for agencies so actually it seems more are coming in and filling these temporary positions. Argos Wincanton have just taken on 75 new Agency workers on night shift alone. Why.? They are closing in October.? The core staff have to watch what they do because they can be suspended then sacked for just about anything now. They won't have to relocate or pay off any core workers in October if there aren't any left, right.?
DaveTurner
Friday, February 17, 2012 at 01:58 PMSorry for the people, they are caught in a bad situation. Companies are now trying to offset their operating costs by restructuring their workplace and eliminated labor by having their ex-coworkers pick up the presumed slack. Unfortunately when there is very little left to cut they target employees and usually the line laborers that have very little skills that can be taken to new places of employment, especially with companies like Solway which make sandwiches and the margins in this field are narrow. To make matters worse, their market has been invaded from the USA by Subway and people seem to want to buy sandwiches that they see produced in front of their eyes rather than open a packet that has a sandwich put together by anonymous. Even though the contents tend to higher quality in the factory made than shop made because of the competition in this market.
Victor Stirling
Friday, February 17, 2012 at 01:42 PMWelcome to Tory England, where the mantra is Unemployment, Unemployment, Unemployment!
trucker
Friday, February 17, 2012 at 01:35 PMi feel alot of firms are jumping on the bandwagon and getting rid of jobs .its a shame when people lose there job
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