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Thursday, Jun 11
BMW staff to work this Saturday
UK Hundreds of workers at Oxford's Cowley Mini plant will clock on for a Saturday shift this weekend as they look to pay back hours owed to the company. Under an agreement with union leaders, the workers will be working hours banked when the plant shut ...
Friday, May 29
Ex-Mini workers 'first in line' for new jobs
UK Ms Baxter said several things had combined to cause the upturn in demand for the Mini. “The new Mini Convertible, launched in March, is proving popular; then there is the scrappage scheme coming into force, which encourages people to exchange their old ...
Tuesday, May 26
BMW needs 250 staff to meet Mini demand
UK By Maggie Hartford » AXED Mini factory staff are being offered jobs back as the Cowley plant swings back towards seven-days-a-week production. BMW announced last night it needs 250 temporary staff to fill extra shifts for at least the next three months ...
Sunday, May 17
Mini workers back shift pattern change
UK By Maggie Hartford » BMW car workers in Oxford have voted in favour of new shift patterns, to cope with a hoped-for uplift in orders. Permanent staff at the German-owned Mini plant in Cowley were given the option of four different shift patterns and ...
Thursday, May 7
Oxford's Mini marks 50th birthday
UK My father started in Morris Motors in 1959 and my mum worked in what was the trim shop of Morris Motors, sewing the seat covers on the original Minis. “It's 50 years now since the first Mini rolled off the production line in what was Morris Motors in ...
Wednesday, May 6
BMW reports massive losses
UK GERMAN car maker BMW Group, owner of the Mini plant in Cowley, Oxford, has unveiled a massive drop in its fortunes. The company has reported a £175m pre-tax loss for the first three months of this year. This reverses a £568m before-tax profit achieved ...
