Bosses at the Vestas wind turbine blade factories in the Isle of Wight have sent out letters to workers saying that the compulsory redundancies there are delayed indefinitely.
The redundancies were originally set to take effect, and final "clean-up" operations in the factories to start, from 31 July.
During the workers' occupation of the St Cross factory, Vestas sent out letters saying that the process was delayed and they now "hoped" to complete it "in the week beginning Monday 10 August".
Vestas have now completed the required third individual interview about redundancy with all the workers involved, but - so we understand - instead of sending out a circular a definite redundancy date, they have sent out new letters adjourning the redundancy date.
Meanwhile the workers - apart from the eleven sacked for their part in the factory occupation - are being paid but not required to turn up for work.
Whatever happens next, the occupation has won at least a little for all Vestas workers, by gaining them at least three weeks' extra pay, and, some of them, extra redundancy pay by making their service longer.
The calculations behind the further adjournment are not clear. But it has to represent some degree of further backing off by the bosses, especially when compared with their obvious alternative of quickly finalising the redundancies and the "clean-up".
