Jobs should be cut from all of the company’s manufacturing locations in the UK.
London:
Jaguar Land Rover (JLR), owned by Tata Motors, plans to cut more than 1,000 contract agency jobs in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Britain’s largest automaker, which announced a 30.9% drop in sales in the aftermath of the pandemic closure earlier Friday, said the cuts were part of its transformation program to improve operational efficiency.
“With its ongoing transformation program, Jaguar Land Rover is taking steps to optimize performance and achieve new operational efficiencies to enable sustainable growth and ensure the long-term success of our business,” said a press release from the society.
“In the context of the COVID-19 pandemic, the company has made the difficult decision to reduce the number of contract workers in its manufacturing plants over the next few months,” he added.
Jobs are expected to be cut from all of the company’s manufacturing sites in the UK, a process which will begin at the end of July and last throughout the year.
“This is another devastating blow to our auto sector and the communities that depend on them for jobs,” said the Unite union.
“We urge the government to continue providing the sectoral support package that we urgently need, as have other countries like France and Germany, so that we can stem the wave of layoffs,” said he added.
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