GM to cut 354 jobs at Vauxhall plant in UK

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Talks will begin with unions on the timing of the job losses which are to be voluntary, GM said.
"One element of the current plan is a proposal to reduce Luton's headcount by 354 employees to right-size the business in line with the 2010 forecast production volume," the company said.
The number was "subject to further local consultation," it said.
The losses are part of an overall restructuring of its European business, which could see nearly 9,000 jobs disappear, with Germany being worst hit.
Nick Reilly, interim head of GM's European business, said earlier this month the company must reduce its production across Europe by 20-25 percent as part of a 3.3 billion euro ($4. ...

[Roadkill]

Could be worse.  354 Isn't alot, really . . . especially as they're all likely to be voluntary.

[F Body]

Quoting: Roadkill

especially as they're all likely to be voluntary.

Depends how many volunteers they get

[Rob]

Been through voluntary redundancy before......

Can be good for some, but can you really see them getting that many volunteers?