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Derby Telegraph is reporting, lack of work, especially with HS2 delays is potentially going to see upto 2000 redundancies at Alstom Derby
The BBC and Times suggesting could be upto 17,000 jobs in whole supply chain
Live reaction as 2,000 city jobs under threat due to HS2 delays
Work on current Alstom jobs will be completed by the end of the year - and the company reportedly has nothing else in the pipeline after delays to HS2
www.derbytelegraph.co.uk
Knock-on effects from delays to the building of the HS2 train line could mean that staff at major Derby employer Alstom (formerly Bombardier) are under threat. Two thousand people are employed at Alstom's Litchurch Lane Works between Osmaston Road and London Road in the city - but nearly all of them could lose their jobs by the end of the year, according to reports.
Currently, staff are working on contracts which include the construction of a monorail for Egypt's capital city Cairo. But this, and other contracts, are set to finish in the next six months.
Trains for HS2 are set to be built at the Alstom site. But while this work may have started in 2024 if everything was on schedule, delays in the construction of the train line and tracks mean that the manufacturing in Derby has been pushed back to 2026.
In addition, other contracts to secure work for the Alstom workforce in Derby have been scarce. It means that as it stands, there will be no significant work to offer Alstom's 2,000 Derby employees from the start of next year.
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The Times reports that Alstom is "looking at plans to reduce the workforce after lack of assurances from ministers". Alstom's website does not make any indication of the potential to cut jobs but the Times reported that the company had said: “Derby is very important to Alstom and to the UK rail sector. It is the only UK factory that can design, engineer, build and test trains for domestic and export markets.”
The BBC and Times suggesting could be upto 17,000 jobs in whole supply chain
Derby City Council is seeking talks with train builder Alstom over reports it could be about to lay off workers
The firm's Litchurch Lane site is the only UK train factory able to design, build, engineer and test trains for domestic and export markets.
About 2,000 people work at the factory but the firm says its current order book only runs until early 2024.
The council said it was "shocked" to see reports of potential job losses and wanted to give any support it could.
Newspaper reports said the company had been relying on existing orders from HS2 but as these have been pushed back it was now looking to reduce its workforce.
It is estimated, as well as the core jobs, the factory also supports 1,400 supply chain companies employing about 17,000 people.
Derby Alstom train factory jobs fear as orders dry up
Concerns are raised that thousands of jobs may be under threat at Alstom's Derby plant.
www.bbc.co.uk
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