Pilgrim’s Meals Masters, makes chilled and frozen foods for Morrisons, Aldi and Waitrose, has introduced as much as 260 redundancies because of the closure its Dean Manner web page in Southall, in West London.
The corporate, which, in conjunction with pig manufacturer and processor Pilgrim’s UK, is owned by way of US meat massive Pilgrim’s Satisfaction, will now input a statutory 45-day session with team of workers on the web page.
The corporate stated in a statment that over the last few years it’s been operating onerous to turn into its foods industry, which has noticed it protected long-term buyer contracts, build up our product providing and reinforce our operational efficiencies.
“In spite of our very best efforts, we’re proceeding to stand business demanding situations and not up to anticipated marketplace volumes. In gentle of those marketplace prerequisites – and as a way to make sure that industry continuity and offer protection to jobs – we’ve got had no selection however to check the form of our industry,” it stated.
“Following an intensive review, we’ve got known techniques to maximize the capability throughout our websites and are proposing to consolidate our overall Able Foods quantity into Attleborough and Windmill Lane. This sadly approach the proposed closure of our Dean Manner web page.
“We predict those proposals will position round 260 of our colleagues vulnerable to redundancy, following an preliminary session length. We’ll be supporting all the ones affected all the way through this procedure and our aim is to redeploy colleagues to our neighbouring websites anyplace conceivable. We’re operating onerous to restrict any have an effect on to our consumers, shoppers and providers right through this time.”
The GMB Union stated as much as 1,000 Pilgrim’s staff had been confronted with hearth and rehire at one of the most corporate’s different London factories – however after power from GMB individuals, the corporate withdrew the danger.
Gavin Davies, GMB Senior Organiser, stated: “GMB has critical issues about how this will likely have an effect on on our individuals and the area people with the process losses.
“With the former closure of Colette Manner, an extra closure to Dean Manner has come as a large blow to our individuals. GMB will combat enamel and nail for employees to be paid each penny they’re due.”