Dyson is planning to cut as many as 1,000 of its 3,500 UK jobs as part of a restructuring to meet “increasingly fierce and competitive global markets”.
The proposed UK redundancies at the appliance manufacturer follow a review of Dyson’s global operations and are necessary so the group is “prepared for the future”, it said.
Staff were told the news this morning. The company said it could not give a precise number of how many people it expects to lose their jobs but it is understood that about 1,000 are at risk.
Only UK employees have been told about the proposals but Dyson has not ruled out cutting overseas roles as part of what it says is a global review.
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