Honda plant in Swindon to cut 500 jobs
Around 500 jobs are under threat at Honda's plant in Swindon as the car manufacturer cuts production.
Around 500 jobs are under threat at Honda's plant in Swindon as the car manufacturer cuts production.
Car maker Honda has announced that it's scaling back production at its Swindon plant with the loss of up to five hundred jobs - 340 employees and a further 160 agency workers.
The company, which employs three thousand people in the town, is cutting the number of shifts from three to two. It blames a slump in European sales. The Unite union says staff are bewildered and angry - Robert Murphy takes up the story.
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