Jobs massacre at Remploy
Remploy workers face a further wave of attacks as bosses plan to close an initial 36 factories and privatise a further 18, with a view to closure. Nearly 2,000 workers face compulsory redundancy. The closures include the effective abolition of all Remploy employment in Wales, with just two of nine factories escaping the chop. The move comes after the publication of a government-commissioned review into disabled workers’ employment conducted by Liz Sayce, the director of Disability Rights UK, which argued that the government should invest more into supporting individuals rather than subsidising...