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VERY BAD DAY AT TOYOTA/BT

HOT OF THE PRESS... JOB LOSSES JUST ANNOUNCED THIS AFTERNOON ACROSS THE WHOLE OF THE COMPANY.MEETING WAS CALLED TODAY TO ANNOUNCE REDUNDANCIES.WHO WOULD HAVE THOUGHT? BUT NOT TOO SURPRISING AS COSTS MUST BE HORRENDOUS.LOOKS LIKE THE INTEGRATION TRUMPETED BY THE TOP BRASS IN 2007 HAS BEEN A BAD MOVE.
  • Posted 4 Mar 2009 01:00
  • Modified 4 Mar 2009 01:04 by poster
  • Discussion started by sean_d
  • uk, United Kingdom
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Not aware of any engineers.But there will be some national accounts and sales going...at least 30 plus....probably more to follow!
  • Posted 6 Mar 2009 00:52
  • Reply by sean_d
  • uk, United Kingdom
how many engineers???? any rental engineers?
  • Posted 5 Mar 2009 09:19
  • Reply by upliftUK
  • leicestershire, United Kingdom
kjghkjhkh
It's official.
At least 70 redundancies going across the country mostly back room staff/rental dept/tele sales etc.Also the entire salesforce has been summoned to regional synchronised meetings today. Looks like there will be more casualties! BT have well and truly destroyed what was a good company.The Toyota counterbalance product market share has plumeted, post integration, as many had predicted. As usual the heads that are rollling are not the ones that should be!!!
  • Posted 4 Mar 2009 22:07
  • Reply by sean_d
  • uk, United Kingdom
Bad news indeed for the "coal face" staff but how many numbers are we talking about ?
  • Posted 4 Mar 2009 18:46
  • Reply by Reddog
  • Wrexham, United Kingdom
i can't believe how quick these companies decide to lay people off before looking at other ways of saving costs!
  • Posted 4 Mar 2009 06:33
  • Reply by upliftUK
  • leicestershire, United Kingdom
kjghkjhkh
i agree but its the engineers who bring in income. Hopefully it will pick soon
  • Posted 4 Mar 2009 03:47
  • Reply by DAVE160
  • yorkshire, United Kingdom
Unfortunately unlike the last 3 resessions where the indians were not impacted very much this time round with the dramatic fall off in new orders and casual hire the work for the Indians is disappearing at an alarming rate so they are being hit much harder and at a faster rate.
  • Posted 4 Mar 2009 02:34
  • Reply by veteran
  • Leicestershire, United Kingdom
most large companies are in the same boat. To many chiefs and not enough indians
  • Posted 4 Mar 2009 02:13
  • Reply by DAVE160
  • yorkshire, United Kingdom

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