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Brechin job fears as three-day week brought in at £10m abattoir amidst pig farming s perfect storm

By Graham Brown Updated: May 9, 2021, 11:57 am © Gareth Jennings/DCT Media Thank you for signing up to The Press and Journal newsletter. Something went wrong - please try again later. Sign Up Major Angus job fears have emerged over a decision to bring a three-day week into place at a Brechin abattoir. It follows the continuing suspension of a Chinese export licence after a Covid-19 outbreak shut the Quality Pork Limited plant in Brechin earlier this year. The move has been described as a “pivotal moment” for the future of Scotland’s pig farming industry. Plant bosses say the step is being taken in an attempt to stave off redundancies among the workforce.

Brechin job fears as three-day week brought at £10m abattoir in pig farming s perfect storm

Updated: May 8, 2021, 12:55 pm © Gareth Jennings/DCT Media The QPP plant at Brechin Major Angus job fears have emerged over a decision to bring a three-day week into place at a Brechin abattoir. It follows the continuing suspension of a Chinese export licence after a Covid-19 outbreak shut the Quality Pork Limited plant in Brechin earlier this year. The move has been described as a “pivotal moment” for the future of Scotland’s pig farming industry. Plant bosses say the step is being taken in an attempt to stave off redundancies among the workforce. Community leaders are concerned uncertainty over the long-term future of the slaughterhouse will dent the town’s pandemic recovery.

Covid-19 at pig abattoir in Angus – employee felt pressured to work on

by Graham Brown © Alan Richardson Pix-AR.co.uk Sign up for our daily newsletter featuring the top stories from The Press and Journal. Thank you for signing up to The Press and Journal newsletter. Something went wrong - please try again later. Sign Up An Angus abattoir has been hit by Covid-19. Sources suggest as many as 10 employees of the Quality Pork plant in Brechin have tested positive for the virus. Around 15 other workers are understood to have been advised to self-isolate. The slaughterhouse, on the outskirts of the town, remains in operation. Company chiefs have declined to comment on the situation.

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