Jaguar Land Rover to cut up to 500 jobs at Halewood factory
by Jasper Jolly from on (#4Y8SA)
JLR's night shift cuts come amid 2.5bn cost saving drive to invest in electric vehicles
Jaguar Land Rover, Britain's largest carmaker, has revealed that as many as 500 jobs are at risk as it ends the night shift at its Halewood factory in the latest blow to workers in the embattled UK auto industry.
About 10% of the jobs at the factory could be affected, JLR said on Wednesday. The plant near Liverpool employs just under 4,000 people, as well as about 500 agency workers. Across the UK, JLR employs about 33,000 workers.
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