NISSAN'S 800 CAR JOBS RECRUITMENT A BOOST FOR EMPLOYMENT THE NORTH EAST AND NEW DEAL

The announcement by Nissan that they are recruiting 800 new jobs at their Sunderland car plant was warmly welcomed by Employment Minister Andrew Smith.

Nissan is to take on the extra workers between April and December in advance of Nissan's planned replacement for the Almera.

Mr Smith said:

- This is a tremendous boost for the North East, which has been particularly hit by manufacturing job losses. And as an additional jobs bonus the Employment Service is preparing to meet the needs of Nissan's suppliers too, with hundred of extra opportunities created as a result of Nissan's new model;

Nissan has been planning to increase their staff as the new Almera comes on stream and intend to find jobs from people on the New Deal wherever possible.

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Contributed by Bernice Kuo, mailto:bernicek@internationalcredit99.com