More than 80 call centre jobs are being lost at the Flintshire headquarters of Iceland Frozen Foods. The supermarket chain shed 400 workers at its Deeside base last year. The latest job cuts will affect staff who handle customer calls about equipment sold in Iceland stores.
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Haier falls short of international status
Haier Group’s overseas profitability has not yet reached the point where the company can be considered an international brand, the president of China’s largest home appliance maker said on Monday. Haier’s overseas sales hit $4 billion in 2005, Yang Mianmian said, but profits from overseas sales f…
China Begins To Introduce New After-Sales Service Rules?
The Consumer Products After-Sales Service Commission of the China Electronic Chamber of Commerce (CECC) are to draft new after-sales service rules later this year. It is being written in conjunction with the Science and Technology Division of the Ministry of Information Industry, the State Admini…
Union says Electrolux’s AEG strike may lift plant closure costs
IG Metall said the strike that began on Jan 22 at Electrolux AB’s AEG plant in Nuremberg could push the costs of its closure and relocation to Poland up to about 600 mln eur. The union made the calculation based on a number of estimates, including the cost of lost production during the strike and…
Shock as Iceland axes 84 more jobs
FROZEN food group Iceland yesterday announced plans to axe a further 235 jobs, 84 of them in North Wales.
Expert Appliance Care To Close
As has been widely reported following months of rumour and speculation within the trade, Expert Appliance Care (EAC) are to close within the next two months. No definitive date is given within the information sent out to agents and clients in a letter dated 28th February.
More Vocational Qualifications Won’t Improve Industry Standards
A compulsory minimum level of vocational qualifications is unlikely to lead to improved standards in skilled professions such as plumbing, electrical engineering, and care homes, according to workplace experts Croner, the UK’s biggest provider of online information and consultancy for health &…
UK Government to introduce minimum qualifications for refrigeration work
The UK Government is planning to introduction of mandatory minimum qualifications for handlers of ozone depleting substances (ODS). ODS include HCFC and HCFC blends – such as R22 which is still in common use. A series of consultation documents have been issued (follow the link below to the DEFRA …
Union considers buyout of Maytag’s Hoover
The labour union representing workers at Maytag Corp.’s Hoover unit Tuesday said it retained two advisory firms to consider a “worker-friendly” buyout of the vacuum company. Maytag, which has agreed to be acquired by larger appliance rival Whirlpool Corp. , said in early February that it might …
Striking German Workers Reach Agreement
Electrolux AB, the world’s largest appliance maker, reached an agreement with striking workers in Germany on closing the company’s AEG plant in Nuremberg.