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Diageo North America to axe 305 jobs

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Diageo is planning job cuts at its Cameronbridge Distillery in Scotland, with more than 70 roles under review and plans to cut up to 12 of 72 jobs by reducing grain distilling teams.

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Earlier this month, Diageo confirmed there would be job losses across its operations in Scotland as part of global restructuring proposals. Get the biggest pub trade stories straight to your phone. Listen to our one-minute daily news briefing and receive breaking news, exclusives and sector updates throughout the day....just remember to turn notifications on in top right corner! Join the channel here. The Cameronbridge site is Europe's largest grain distillery employing around 200 people. It is estimated more than 70 roles will be under review at the distillery. Following the update, Unite the Union has confirmed its members will head to the ballot box on Wednesday 26 August to decide if strike action will be taken. The ballot will close on Wednesday 9 September, with workers potentially downing tools by mid-September if industrial action were to go ahead. Affected workers include production operators and cask handlers. Unite said it believed Diageo failed to properly consult on the job cuts at Cameronbridge, claiming the company provided no explanation and minimal detail on the proposed redundancies. Commenting on the ballot, Unite general secretary Sharon Graham said: "Diageo is treating its hard working and loyal workforce in an appalling manner. "The company is extremely wealthy and there is simply no reason to slash jobs across its operations. If Diageo continue down...

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Layoff

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Jobs cut
305
Stories
3
Location
Scotland, United Kingdom

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Jobs cut (reported)
305
Stories about this event
3

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Confidence
90%
Detected
Aug 25, 2026
signal_type
news
signal_subtype
decreases_headcount_by

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