UK cutswill be far higher than 500 as reported by the media. Bridgend plant in the UK has voluntary redundancy targets of about 7-800 workers over the next 2 years. The plant makes three engines, two of which are scheduled to discontinue within the... — read more 

One of my favorite activities is to read through the comments left by employees on the major NA postings on Ford Online. The comments are usually pretty darn entertaining, with a few actually well thought out and valid comments thrown in there from... — read more 

Please enter your predictions... Please keep it civil.

Anyhow, I get the business need to save and cut, I do understand that Ford has to let people go from time to time. What I do not understand is why the executive pay just keeps going up while layoffs are happening and people are losing jobs. And, Ford... — read more 

We’re talking a whopping 500 employees here in the US. The level of anxiety on social media from the Ford “work”force is palatable and only tells Ford one thing - there are a LOT of worried nellies that underproduce for how much they are compensated... — read more 

I have watched for years where "oh he's a nice guy" meant more than performance when it came to evaluating performance within my organization. Walking around holding court talking all day soaking up the groups OT, using every sick day, nothing but... — read more 

After the last eight months of complete uncertainty and helplessness related to whether or not any of us in the salaried workforce would continue to have jobs, it's my opinion that we need some type of collective representation within the company... — read more 

There are a lot of our people that are upset at the prospect of being let go by Ford and that's understandable. But the reality is that no company is loyal to their employees and no employees are loyal to a company. Ford (and all other companies) is... — read more 

Ford is going through a tough transformation that may or may not pan out. Meanwhile, if you have particular skills and Ford is willing to compensate you justly for those skills - and so long as you are afforded opportunities to enhance your skill set... — read more 

DEARBORN, MI —Calling his employees a lean, versatile team capable of being fired at a moment’s notice, local CEO Hames Jackett described his automotive firm Frod as an agile, dynamic company able to respond to any challenge by laying off half of its... — read more 

If you are over 50, do you still care about your work at Ford? Are you engaged?

I heard that I will forfeit my purchases vacation and won't get reimbursed for the money I already paid for it.

I swear, it makes me sick when I hear that term. Using that term to make the mass exodus and uncounted number of cuts is an all time low, even for this leadership. The only thing smart about it is that they screwed the very people that built this... — read more 

The numbers are to "scare" the people. Out of 500 supposed targets, 200 have already been done last year via PRP (preferred retirement program) and few (less than 20 LL5+ "retirements" via golden hand shakes). The remaining 300 are mostly targeted on... — read more 

Not my post but useful: For new folks here, there is a large "ACTIVE" button right above the first thread - you can use it to see what posts had recent replies. That's all from me. Anyhow, I hope this helps someone. Good luck all... 4 months ago by... — read more 

SIRP is Salary Involuntary Separation Program. We are doing SRIP right now. If it makes sense, please refer to this round of layoffs as SIRP so we can separate things from other types of cuts / layoffs.

Just wondering, as I'm new here. How are layoffs done at Ford? Is it a phone call? Are you called in for a special meeting? How much time do you have after being notified to collect your stuff? Do they walk you out immediately and ship your... — read more 

https://twitter.com/TheLayoff/status/1130551278449221632

56/30 yrs. at Ford; pension plus supplement plus medical. Release me! Release me! Please let me go!

Nobody has been notified. Tuesday is the day but I think some are just trying to get a head start and not have to linger afterward. I dont know if I am on the list but I took all my stuff home late last week, just in case. Travel light.

I am not an ‘old timer’ (11 years with Ford) and I may be 100% off but here it goes anyway. Is it possible that Hackett & Co. know a bit more than us and are getting ready for a prolonged economic war with China – if that’s the case, I’d assume they... — read more 

I'm so sick and tired of this. Do they really think they can treat us this way and STILL expect to get our money? Or more importantly, the money of all the family members and friends we convince to buy Ford out of some kind of misguided sense of... — read more 

I thought we'd be notified tomorrow or sometime after that if we are affected by the layoff, yet here we have a number of people who keep saying they are already packing or that they know people who already know - is this true? Have some people... — read more 

Just a question that keeps popping up in my mind. I couldn't manage to recall. Have we really executed all of this that is happening as something normal and usual, up to a point where layoffs are a normal state and mass layoffs are never too... — read more 

I am fairly certain I will be let go very soon. Does anyone know how much is COBRA for a family of four (I have two teenagers + spouse)? What's covered by COBRA? Is dental / vision included? Thank you!

With Ford and GM making cuts, the next few years looks to be a shaky ride in SE Michigan. When things like this happen in my experience, alot starts to get overlooked and fall off the table in big companies like this. There are just too many projects... — read more 

Here you go - Complete: Hackett's Email on Layoffs (Subject: Smart Redesign Update) Material is not my, I am reposting in a bit more readable format - sources are below... Date: Monday, May 20, 8:30 a.m. EDT To: All CDS IDs From: Jim Hackett Subject:... — read more 

https://www.metrotimes.com/news-hits/archives/2019/05/20/state-taxpayers-gave-ford-240m-then-it-cut-800-local-jobs

Anyone know of a home base establishment yet?

Looks like only one policy is posted. The rest are blank. Does anyone know the difference?

https://www.freep.com/story/money/cars/ford/2019/05/20/ford-layoffs-dearborn/3739354002/ All, The first link from freep.com described how workers are packing boxes early and preparing for cuts. The link above from freep.com is about the Hackett... — read more 

https://s3-prod.autonews.com/2019-05/Ford-Employee%20Email_5-20-19.pdf Love, Hack

Detroit News here. Please reach out via phone or email if you're a Ford employee affected by this week's layoffs and are willing to speak with me. I can be reached at 313-670-5403 or ithibodeau@detroitnews.com... — read more 

Will there be a reduction in the many contract workers employed in most Ford departments?

Solidarity from the dark side. First of all, I wish everyone the best here - this really s---s and we feel for you. I worked at Ford for several years and made the switch to GM, and have a lot of close friends there still. I was part of GM's core... — read more 

Kumar followed up Hackett's note from this morning; IT will now NOT be complete with their separations until June . This is just wonderful & peachy as all get out...another month with a sword literally hanging over my head. I'm just so happy I can... — read more 

https://www.autonews.com/automakers-suppliers/ford-plans-complete-7000-salaried-job-cuts-september-saving-600-million

Can someone tell me how our pension is computed if we get laid off?