Jag/Land Rover staff in talks over recession job deal

[scoobywag]

Jag/Land Rover staff in talks over recession job deal.

Staff @ Jaguar/Land Rover will vote in the next couple of weeks on a 52 week pay freeze and a 4-day working week as aposed to the standard 5-day week.

In return, they will be promised no compulsory job losses for two years.

In a deal agreed between unions and the firm's Indian owners, Tata. The move could save Jaguar/Land Rover upto £70 million per year.

A Jaguar/Land Rover spokesman released the statement: "The unions recognise the severity of the situation and the need to take action to achieve further cost reductions while avoiding further redundancies".

The "Gaydon-based" car maker cut 450 jobs in January and currently employs 15,000 workers at its factories in Castle Bromwich, Coventry and Solihull in the West Midlands and Halewood, Merseyside.

Fingers are crossed for them as the motor trade has been hit hard by the recession lately.

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Info researched and worded for southwestscoobies.org.uk, by "Scoobywag", Club Editor.

[Mr H]

you forgot to mention how the motor industry have had it good for years wheres all the profits gone ?? take ford as a example for years we could buy a car cheeper in germany they have been ripping the british off for years . now they want even more taxpayers money . i havent seen any local new car dealers with discount like you get in the high street

[dougie06n]

fair point but is part of it tax from goverment that put price up

[gtmotorsport]

I agree the government have screwed us for years, look at fuel. See the difference between Petrol and Dev.

[scoobywag]

you forgot to mention how the motor industry have had it good for years wheres all the profits gone ?? take ford as a example for years we could buy a car cheeper in germany they have been ripping the british off for years . now they want even more taxpayers money . i havent seen any local new car dealers with discount like you get in the high street

Great point ...Although this is to discuss the above topic.

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