Half of Portsmouth shipyard workers are yet to find a new job

Posted on 24 Apr 2014 by Tim Brown

Half of BAE Systems shipyard workers are yet to find new jobs or take voluntary redundancy, according to figures from the Portsmouth News.

According to the most recent numbers, 392 of the 940 employees whose jobs will go when the shipyard shuts later this year have been supported for retraining or moved into different roles within the defence giant. But compulsory redundancies are starting to be made in a ‘small number of areas’ where alternative arrangements cannot be…

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