Last shifts for McCain workers
Bosses of a Wombourne chip factory today spoke of the difficulty of the past months as more than 100 workers clock in for their last ever shifts.Bosses of a Wombourne chip factory today spoke of the difficulty of the past months as more than 100 workers clock in for their last ever shifts. Around 120 workers at the McCain factory are now facing Christmas without a job following weeks of crisis talks. Plans to cut half the 240-strong workforce at the Heath Mill Road industrial estate site were put forward in August after years of complaints about noise and fumes. Workers fought to keep their jobs as a 90-day consultation was launched, but within days unions warned talks were not working and job cuts were unavoidable due to strict 'environmental health constraints'.
Bosses of a Wombourne chip factory today spoke of the difficulty of the past months as more than 100 workers clock in for their last ever shifts.
Around 120 workers at the McCain factory are now facing Christmas without a job following weeks of crisis talks.
Plans to cut half the 240-strong workforce at the Heath Mill Road industrial estate site were put forward in August after years of complaints about noise and fumes.
Workers fought to keep their jobs as a 90-day consultation was launched, but within days unions warned talks were not working and job cuts were unavoidable due to strict 'environmental health constraints'.French fry production from the site will now be moved to Scarborough after attempts to tackle noise and fumes with new technology failed to satisfy nearby residents.
Will Hill, McCain spokesman, said: "This has been a difficult time for all of us at McCain and it is certainly no reflection on the highly-valued work performed by our staff at the Wombourne site."
He said employees had been attending workshops, presentations and one-to-one surgeries with employment specialists to help them find new work.
