MORE JOB CUTS AT BERNARD MATTHEWS

Up to 60 workers at Bernard Matthews are facing being laid off in the wake of the recent bird flu outbreak. Reports the BBC
and the local newspaper and the Norwich news

COMPENSATING BERNARD MATTHEWS

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EXPRESSO REPORTS ON PORTUGUESE WORKERS IN ENGLAND

Portuguese workers in England

SEVEN WORKERS WENT BACK TO WORK?

The company announced this week it had to temporarily lay off an additional 26 workers following the outbreak and subsequent drop in sales. A total of 183 staff had been temporarily laid off although seven had been re-engaged on March 5, she said.

This week was all launched the one-page advert. BBC

POULTRY PROCESSED IN INFECTED PLANT

A Labour Euro MP said many members of the public would have assumed that the plant had shut down completely during the outbreak and would be surprised by the revelation. ITV news

Hundreds of tons of poultry passed through the Bernard Matthews plant and entered the food chain during the bird flu outbreak, the government has said. . BBC

What did the Secretary of State for Health say?
Also reported at Food Production Daily.com
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THIS BRINGS TO 210 THE NUMBER OF WORKERS LAID OFF AT BERNARD MATHEWS

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40 MORE WORKERS LAID OFF AT BERNARD MATTHEWS

This week

WHAT IS THE SITUATION OF WORKERS AT BERNARD MATTHEWS?

"We are all worried with our health and employment. We do not know what is going to happen ..."

"NEARLY 200 LAID OFF" AT BERNARD MATTHEWS

nearly 200 people have been laid off since the outbreak of H5N1 strain of the virus at the company's factory in Holton, near Halesworth. Reports the local paper

NOT YET LOOSING JOBS

Workers at Bernard Mathews not yet loosing their jobs. Read the news

MORE LAYOFFS AT BERNARD MATTHEWS ?

Bernard Matthews, is going to keep 116 portuguese workers in layoff and might layoff more workers. Read the news about CGTP's delegation in the UK

BERNARD MATTHEWS CORPORATE LIABILITY

The poultry firm Bernard Matthews could be prosecuted under food safety laws after government inspectors reported a series of biosecurity failings at a plant in Suffolk that saw the UK's first major outbreak of H5N1 bird flu. Times online

BERNARD MATTHEWS: MORE LAY OFFS?

A company spokesperson said: “It is too early say how many more staff will have to be laid off but we are continuing to work with the relevant unions and inform staff of any updates on the situation. Reports the local paper

EUROPEAN MP RICHARD HOWITT SAYS

For the Bernard Matthews company to get £4 for each turkey culled and for the people to get nothing is wholly unacceptable.

"THE RENT IS 80 POUNDS A WEEK. HOW CAN WE BUY FOOD?"

Another laid off worker, who asked to be known as Mary, said: “You cannot imagine how hard it is for us. Everyone here needs the money to survive. We have to pay our rent. The rent is £80 a week. How can we buy food? Sometimes we don't have money to pay our bills. I pray. I don't eat steak, I eat bread.“I hope, and everyone hopes, this situation isn't going to go on very long. I hope next week I will have my work back. I hope someone will do something for us.” Reports the local paper

WORKERS ON LAY OFF AT BERNARD MATTHEWS WITHOUT ENOUGH MONEY TO PAY THE BILLS AND EAT

Like all the laid off workers, she gets £19.60 a day from the company for the first five days without work, plus a one-off £100, but after that the only money available is state benefits of as little as £57 a week. So far she has been living on her savings, but is down to the last £60.She said: “It is very hard. They have given me lay-off without a time, without knowing whether I will go back or not. I haven't paid my rent. All the money I have is not enough to pay the bills and eat. Reports the local paper

70% OF PEOPLE ON LAY OFF AT BERNARD MATTHEWS ARE PORTUGUESE

Around 70pc of the staff laid off by the turkey giant are Portuguese, and most had come to England specifically to work for Bernard Matthews. Now they are trying to support their families on state benefits of as little as £57 a week. Reports the local paper

BRITISH MEP: SUPPORT FOR WORKERS AT BERNARD MATTHEWS

“It appears derisory. Payments of £19.60 a day for five days doesn't seem a fair reward to committed workers, some of whom volunteered to clean out the Holton plant irrespective of the health risks real or perceived.” Says edp24

PAYMENT OF COMPENSATION

What the Mirror.co.uk says

FINANCIAL COMPENSATION FOR BERNARD MATTHEWS

The Bernard Matthews poultry company is to receive £600,000 compensation for its slaughtered turkeys. Reports Sky News