Tata

Type
Internal restructuring
Country
United Kingdom
Region
West Midlands (England); West Midlands;
Location of affected unit(s)
Castle Bromwich, Solihull, Whitley, Gaydon
Sector
Manufacturing
(29 - 30) Manufacture for transport equipment
29.1 - Manufacture of motor vehicles
29.1 - Manufacture of motor vehicles
850 jobs
Number of planned job losses
Job loss
Announcement Date
27 November 2008
Employment effect (start)
27 November 2008
Foreseen end date
31 December 2008

Description

Jaguar Land Rover, a car manufacturer, has announced that it is to cut 850 agency staff from its plants across the West Midlands. The cuts will affect engineering and IT staff at the company’s sites at Castle Bromwich, Solihull, Whitley, and Gaydon. The company, purchased by Indian company Tata from Ford in March 2008, stated that the jobs will be cut by the end of 2008. The cuts have been attributed to falling demand for cars in the current economic climate.

Sources

  • 27 November 2008: BBC News

Citation

Eurofound (2008), Tata, Internal restructuring in United Kingdom, factsheet number 67523, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://apps.eurofound.europa.eu/restructuring-events/detail/67523.