Thousands of UK jobs threatened by Npower closure plan...
 

...is there a thread..?...sorry Arista if there is...a very nice mod could merge etc...


Energy giant Npower is to close most of its eight UK sites threatening thousands of jobs.

Unions have described the move as a "body blow", coming just weeks before Christmas.

The company, which has 5,700 staff, is in "a critical and unsustainable business situation", according to its owner innogy, which is part of German-based E.ON.

It described the UK market as "facing unprecedented challenges".

Under the shake-up Npower's domestic and small business customers will be dealt with by E.ON UK customer services.

Innogy said this would "create substantial synergies from running a single customer service platform rather than two".


It added: "The remaining Npower operations would be restructured over the next two years.


...full article...

https://news.sky.com/story/npower-an...-jobs-11873108

between brexit and labours plans to nationalise anything, business confidence is rock bottom

Not surprised.
Customers are wising up to their over the top charges and moving to better deals.

You do realise that the tories have been in power for 9 years, and are going to get another 5 years in a couple of weeks time?

Labour are to blame for business confidence? That's complete madness.

don't get all uppity with me Mr Rim Sleaper :fist:, until the votes are counted, labour have a chance

Well done doing thread Live as it was annouced
I viewed yours
I thought , Great.


Its the wrong time of year to
do this.
They should have done it in the Summer.

Yes more will Jump.

So what? You blamed business confidence on something labour has no control over, which is stupid at best.

You're not an idiot, so you know better than this.

I doubt there is any business in the Ftse 500 who wants labour to win

if they do confidence would be rock bottom and shares would plummet

They are a German company, why would they want to stay here post brexit? They don't want the red tape that goes with operating and employing in a non EU country... why the hell would they stay?

Based on what deal we leave with determines if they stay, a no deal exit and them and many others will disappear.

That's not how financial markets really work. Bots was half right in his original post. Brexit has already cost the economy £70b, so lets revisit this topic 12 months after a johnson hard brexit, and talk about how labor are to blame. We're already on the verge of recession now according to the last growth figures

There's not a group of medical professionals that wants the tories to win for the good of the NHS, but we're ok to ignore and dismiss them?

how do you know how individual people will vote based on job title?

you just made that up

My gas and electric is from e.on :worry:

Vanessa gaming the system.

Think I'll just withhold payment while they sort it out though!

That's not what I said.

They are going to takeover
Npower accounts.

Bit of luck they'll lose ours in the crossover! :laugh: