Deal will slash digger maker’s wage bill after collapse in global sales forced it to consider compulsory redundanciesMore than 2000 workers at the digger maker JCB have voted to work fewer hours to reduce the number of redundancies demanded by the company as it struggles to manage with falling global demand for mining and construction equipment.
The GMB union said more than 100 jobs were saved after workers at JCB’s four major factories agreed to reduce their weekly hours from 39 to 34 with instant effect.
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Source: theguardian.com