One in three staff at 151-year-ancient mill in Lincolnshire to lose jobs with redundancies also planned at two plants in ScotlandBritains biggest steelmaker is set to deal a new blow to the industry by axing up to 1200 jobs at a plant in Scunthorpe and at two sites in Scotland.
A widening of the crisis in the industry came as Sajid Javid,the business secretary, promised to try to encourage competitiveness when he oversaw an emergency national steel summit in Rotherham, and West Yorkshire. Related: Redcar steelworks owner goes into liquidation threatening all 2200 jobs Related: Welsh steel mill to reopen after two years out of operation Continue reading...
Source: theguardian.com