Burberry is cutting 1,700 jobs globally as part of a major cost-saving initiative, with approximately 150 roles at its Castleford manufacturing site in West Yorkshire set to be affected. The reductions follow the company’s £66 million annual loss and are concentrated mainly in the UK, where Burberry’s operational base and most of its workforce are located.
The Castleford redundancies are linked to the planned elimination of night shifts at Coronation Mills on Albion Street. The Wakefield Council has confirmed it will provide support to impacted employees. The council is also seeking further details from Burberry regarding the redundancy process and its plans for local operations.
The job losses are part of Burberry’s strategy to double its annual cost savings target to £100 million by the 2027 financial year. While head office staff in London and Leeds will bear the brunt of the reductions, factory-level changes such as rota reorganisations are underway.
Earlier this year, Burberry received planning approval for an upgrade to the Castleford site, but the announced job cuts now cast uncertainty over the scale of its future operations there. The site is a significant employer in the region, making this development notable for stakeholders in local employment and UK manufacturing supply chains.
