Tata Steel to lay-off 720 jobs in UK

Britain’s largest steelmaker Tata Steel is likely to cut 720 jobs at one of its UK plants after talks to save redundancies failed, reports PTI.
In July, the firm said the jobs at its Rotherham plant in South Yorkshire may have to be cut but it would work with staff to minimise job losses.
Local MP John Healey said he has received confirmation from Tata that all the jobs will be lost at the Aldwarke plant in the suburbs of Rotherham.
“Rotherham has become the forgotten town of the steel crisis. We are being hit just as badly as other parts of the country, hundreds of job losses have now been confirmed but the government is not giving us any of the support pledged to other steel towns,” he told The Times.
“With hundreds of forced redundancies ahead, steel workers are facing a bleak Christmas and new year. They need all the help we can get,” Healey said.
However, there was no official confirmation on the redundancies from the company.
The UK government has introduced emergency support to the struggling steel industry which is grappling with a worldwide oversupply because of the slowdown in the Chinese construction sector. It has exempted steelmakers from emissions regulations and introduced new procurement guidelines to encourage the use of British steel in public building contracts.
The Rotherham unit made steel bar products for the car manufacturing industries.

Tata Steel to lay-off 720 jobs in UK

Britains largest steelmaker Tata Steel is likely to cut 720 jobs at one of its UK plants after talks to save redundancies failed, reports PTI. In July, the firm said the jobs at its Rotherham plant in South Yorkshire may have to be cut but it would work with staff to minimise job losses. Local MP John Healey said he has received confirmation from Tata that all the jobs will be lost at the Aldwarke plant in the suburbs of Rotherham. Rotherham has become the forgotten town of the steel crisis. We are being hit just as badly as other parts of the country, hundreds of job losses have now been confirmed but the government is not giving us any of the support pledged to other steel towns, he told The Times. With hundreds of forced redundancies ahead, steel workers are facing a bleak Christmas and new year. They need all the help we can get, Healey said. However, there was no official confirmation on the redundancies from the company. The UK government has introduced emergency support to the struggling steel industry which is grappling with a worldwide oversupply because of the slowdown in the Chinese construction sector. It has exempted steelmakers from emissions regulations and introduced new procurement guidelines to encourage the use of British steel in public building contracts. The Rotherham unit made steel bar products for the car manufacturing industries.