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Pam Loch commented in HR Zone.co.uk on 2 February 2009 on the news that Honda, the Japanese carmaker, has announced that its British factory will shut for four month until 1 June 2009.

Pam commented:

“Reduced hours, pay freezes and extended leave were all ways for businesses to try and manage a downturn in fortunes without being forced to make redundancies. Employees know employers cannot unilaterally force these sorts of changes on them. However employees are working with their employers in a flexible and cooperative way recognising that these steps could be enough to avoid colleagues losing their jobs.”