Losing Scunthorpe steel jobs at Caparo 'would be another blow to area' says MP
The Scunthorpe MP has responded to union claims that nearly 50 workers could be facing redundancy at Caparo Merchant Bar in the town.
It is possible that around 30 per cent of the workforce could lose their jobs in the near future, according to the Community union.
Nic Dakin, Labour MP for Scunthorpe, said: “This would be another blow to the area.
“It reminds us that the global market for steel remains very challenging.
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“Caparo is an excellent business with good industrial relations, and has worked with the unions together over time to do a very good job.
“I am sure they are working together during this time to ensure the best possible outcome.”
Phil Sullivan, campaigns manager for Community, said: “I am worried that this consultation period is a kneejerk reaction to something that could have been solved sooner.
“Caparo is looking for comments in these meetings to find possible alternatives to compulsory redundancies. The concern is that we’ll find ourselves at the end of 30 days with some redundancies experienced, that could have been avoided if something had been done sooner.
“It is a concern for me that Caparo have already made their minds up. We are doing everything possible to avoid compulsory redundancies. It is drawn as potential that these jobs could be lost, but there could well be 49 people being made redundant by mid-February.”
Caparo has declined to comment.
Comments
by JohnJohn2011
Saturday, January 19 2013, 2:58PM
“I have lost count of how many times I have picked up a paper or watched the news or looked on the internet only to hear Dakin and his ilk saying such things like it will be another blow to the area or the conditions are challenging or the chilling effect from where ever or the weather or whatever they want to blame. When are they; I mean all political parties going to get this whole mess sorted out as they and their mates are the ones mostly to blame. We as a country should stop pandering to any one else in the world and start looking after our own. We should keep our noses out of other countries business except for helping with natural disasters. We should become self sufficient and if we can't we all should suffer until we do. Start making all our own products again and have a big push to recycling and energy renewables and self sufficiency. I know I am talking c**p as this will never happen because those in charge don't want it to happen, they have no real interest of making any thing work in the best interests of the greater population. Let us see Dakin go to the House of Commons next week and bring back with him a promise 6,000 new permanent full time good paying jobs in varying industries in exchange for a fair days graft.”
by englander61
Saturday, January 19 2013, 9:11AM
“Has anyone got job security any more,Since we entered the EU , tighter rules are making it harder for employers in this country , global warming scam emissions control driving company's to move to country's where there are no such regulations and a much cheaper labor bigger profit margin , More unemployment means those still working will pay more out to help support unemployed , Job shortages not helped by mass migration , immigration , asylum, social structure of country under strain housing shortages ,hospitals , cut backs in all fields , yet government pouring money into the EU coffers and giving millions away in aid . while our country flounders MP,s play on twitter and run pop concerts ,”