A consultation that could have 2,700 jobs at risk at British Steel will not continue, Bone has confirmed.
The company, which is now under government control, has withdrawn the documentation submitted to the Business and Commerce Department for its previous management in March.
The authorities said the measure was part of the ongoing efforts to stabilize production and continued to confirm a safe supply of raw materials for the site.
Lisa Coulson, interim commercial director, said it had been a “difficult and worrying moment for staff and their families” and that the redundancy consultation would close “without action.”
Mrs. Coulson thanked the unions for their “professionalism and support” and praised the workforce for their “extraordinary dedication.”
She added: “It is your hard work and passion that means that the creation of steel in Scunthorpe has a brilliant future.
“In a nutshell, British steel workers are the best in the world.”
The Minister of the Industry, Sarah Jones, welcomed the announcement that said “would bring certainty for thousands of long -term working personnel.”
Charlotte Brumpton-Childs, the National Officer of the GMB Union, said the end of the process was “Fantastic news for steel workers and the people of Scunthorpe.”
“It’s as if a cloud had a lifted bone from the entire community,” he added.
British Steel has also announced that it will no longer need to carry out a “salamandra tap” process that is used to temporarily close a short oven drilling a hole to eliminate any removating hot metal.
Mrs. Coulson said: “We have work legs day and night to make sure we can stabilize our operations.
“The work done to ensure the raw materials that we need for both Anne and for the high furnaces of Queen Bess means that we can continue both.”
