Consumer products giant Unilever has confirmed that more jobs are going at its historic Merseyside home.
The group, whose brands include Domestos, Dove and Lynx, says 100 jobs are to go at its Port Sunlight research centre and factory in Wirral as it battles to remain competitive.
Lever Brothers, the historic predecessor to Unilever, moved to Wirral in 1888. William Hesketh Lever built the picturesque Port Sunlight village to house his workforce.
Unilever is still a major employer in Wirral. The factory, specialising in household products, employs some 800 people - while its research and development centre is home to some 750 scientists.
The company said some 125 jobs had been shed at Port Sunlight in 2019 and that 100 more jobs would be lost over the next two years. Departments affected include IT, R&D and factory support.
Unilever said: "Like many businesses, we are always looking for ways to run our operations more efficiently and as priorities change, redeploy resources and people to follow.
"Last year, we announced some changes which impacted some of the teams across our Port Sunlight hub. Although these proposals were not connected or interdependent, they reflected our aim to be more efficient, more effective and more competitive as a global business.
"The proposals shared with employees included plans to relocate and reduce some business services roles (including IT), as well as changing the structure of one of our Research & Development teams, and the support team in one of our factories.
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"Last year, we also invested in the refurbishment of part of Lever House, and relocated some employees from within the hub into this new, modernised area to service Unilever on an international scale.
“These announcements led to around 125 roles being made redundant in total in 2019 across our total Port Sunlight hub, with around 100 further roles expected to be made redundant in 2020 and 2021. We remain committed to supporting everyone through this difficult time."