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| Job fears for 750 Toyota workers | Job fears for 750 Toyota workers |
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| Hundreds of jobs are under threat at car maker Toyota after it announced a "surplus" of 750 posts at its factories in Derbyshire and north Wales. | |
| Managers said they were reviewing the situation, but are not currently considering compulsory redundancies. | |
| The firm employs about 3,500 people at its plant in Burnaston, Derbyshire, and another 500 at Deeside. | |
| Toyota said it had discussed the situation with employees, but had made no decision about what action to take. | |
| The review, which is part of regular salary review discussions, is set to be completed by March. | |
| They will do their utmost to retain the top skills they have got Mark Todd, South Derbyshire MP | They will do their utmost to retain the top skills they have got Mark Todd, South Derbyshire MP |
| Staff at the Burnaston plant have been told one assembly line will be shut, and both the Avensis and Auris cars will be made on a single line. | Staff at the Burnaston plant have been told one assembly line will be shut, and both the Avensis and Auris cars will be made on a single line. |
| A statement said 2009 had been a "tough year for Toyota Manufacturing UK", but it said the decision was related to efficiency, rather than any cut in the number of cars produced. | |
| It added that talks at the firm were centred on managing the situation in order to ensure sustainable long-term business. | |
| In 2008 the factory produced more than 213,000 vehicles but this fell to 127,390 last year. | |
| The company has indicated it hopes to raise production in 2010. | |
| Product recall | Product recall |
| South Derbyshire MP Mark Todd said the news came as a blow, but he was confident about Toyota's commitment to Burnaston. | |
| He said: "This is a very successful, high-quality business. | He said: "This is a very successful, high-quality business. |
| "In my experience of dealing with them, they will do their utmost to retain the top skills they have got at Burnaston. | "In my experience of dealing with them, they will do their utmost to retain the top skills they have got at Burnaston. |
| "They are not short-term thinkers. They are interested in the longer term." | "They are not short-term thinkers. They are interested in the longer term." |
| In 2009, faced with a need for smaller capacity, the Derbyshire factory adopted new working conditions leading to a 10% pay cut and a shorter working week. | In 2009, faced with a need for smaller capacity, the Derbyshire factory adopted new working conditions leading to a 10% pay cut and a shorter working week. |
| A voluntary redundancy scheme was also put in place at the suggestion of employees. | A voluntary redundancy scheme was also put in place at the suggestion of employees. |
| But increased sales because of the government's car scrappage scheme led to the factory reverting to a full-time five-day working week in August and September. | But increased sales because of the government's car scrappage scheme led to the factory reverting to a full-time five-day working week in August and September. |
| The announcement about the firm's surplus jobs comes as the car giant plans to extend a massive safety recall to Europe, because of an accelerator pedal problem. | The announcement about the firm's surplus jobs comes as the car giant plans to extend a massive safety recall to Europe, because of an accelerator pedal problem. |
| It has also issued a similar notice in China. | |
| So far, Toyota has recalled one million cars in the US and suspended sales of eight popular US models. |