Thursday, October 30, 2008
Jobs cut as car firm axes shift
Luxury car maker Bentley is cutting up to 300 jobs as it ends its nightshift in Crewe.
Shift workers on the Continental sports car production line are switching to a four day week instead of the current three days.
A spokesman said most jobs will be absorbed but expects between 200 and 300 workers to be left over.
The firm hopes to redeploy some jobs elsewhere in the firm and will be asking for voluntary redundancies. The spokesman said the firm's global sales continue to decline.
DATED: 30.10.08
FEED: AW
