Scottish bus maker firm could cut 650 jobs due to coronavirus pressures
Falkirk -based Alexander Dennis as the firm reels from the fallout of the coronavirus crisis.The jobs are at risk across three of the company's UK sites - at Falkirk, Guildford and Scarborough.Scottish Labour leader Richard Leonard called for action as the country's economy "teeters on the precipice."Union chiefs described expected job losses as a "devastating blow" for workers and their communities.They said officials at Unite are working with bosses to minimise redundancies - part of a restructuring by the bus makers’ Canada-based parent firm NFI Group Inc.Britain's biggest bus builder was bought by the Canadian giant last year for £320m.The workforce were told today of a 45-day consultation with more than quarter of them are at risk of