Bombardier Aerospace has announced plans to cut 130 jobs across its facilities in Belfast, Northern Ireland.
The job cuts emerged after the aircraft manufacturer slashed 390 jobs in September 2014, as part of restructuring. The latest decision jobs will affect the company’s complementary labour force, which comprises temporary and contract workers.
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Belfast Telegraph quoted Bombardier saying: "Based on current customer demand and the need to be competitive, unfortunately we have to make adjustments to our workforce.
"This is very regrettable, but we expect the level of our complementary labour force to fluctuate on a regular basis, as it is based on peaks and troughs in customer demand."
In Northern Ireland, Bombardier has a workforce of 5,000 on permanent roles and 1,000 on temporary and contract roles.
Trade union Unite regional coordinating officer Davy Thompson said: "This is another savage blow to the workforce at Bombardier-Shorts coming within six months of the loss of 390 jobs in September of last year.
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By GlobalData"Unite is disappointed by the scale of job-losses associated with this announcement, but we are committed to securing the very best possible terms for all our members affected by this decision."
Bombardier put on hold its Learjet 85 business jet programme, placing 1,000 jobs at risk in Mexico and the US in January.
The company recorded a pre-tax special charge of $1.4bn related to impairment of the Learjet 85 development costs.
