JLR workers to vote on freeze and 4-day week
JLR has already axed 850 agency workers in the run-up to Christmas and called for a total of 600 voluntary redundancies in two separate job loss programmes.
Both Jaguar and Land Rover have also been hit by a series of production cutbacks, with night shifts axed at Lode Lane and workers on the XJ and XK lines at Jaguar on a four-day production week in advance of prolonged Christmas and New Year shutdowns.
A JLR statement said: “Following several constructive meetings between the company and trade unions, agreement has been reached on a number of proposals to reduce costs and avoid the need for compulsory redundancies at Jaguar Land Rover.
“In recognising the urgent need to achieve cost reductions for the business in the light of the credit crunch and the significant drop in sales, the unions will now recommend acceptance of the proposals in a ballot of members at all Jaguar Land Rover facilities, which will be held shortly.”
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