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18/10/2010
Jaguar Land Rover And Trade Unions Reach Landmark Deal
A landmark pay and conditions settlement has been reached by Jaguar Land Rover following an intensive study to determine the future strategy for both brands.
The agreement, which trade unions representing the Jaguar Land Rover workforce will unanimously recommend to their members, sees Jaguar Land Rover revising its plans to consolidate manufacturing operations.
Subject to employees endorsing this deal over the next few weeks, Jaguar Land Rover will now retain three plants in the UK, at Castle Bromwich, Solihull and Halewood, building Jaguar and Land Rover vehicles. This will lead to the creation of thousands of new jobs in Britain over the next decade as Jaguar Land Rover invests billions of pounds in the UK and significantly increases both the number of models in its range as well as overall global volumes.
"This is a triumph for all concerned," said Jaguar Land Rover Chief Executive Officer, Dr Ralf Speth.
He continued: "We have ambitious plans for growth and the success of our products around the world and this agreement will allow us to accelerate and realise those plans.
"The agreement is a great deal for our workers and the company and we can now really get on with working together to achieve an even more exciting future for the Jaguar and Land Rover brands." Dr Speth added: "We have already started by beginning to hire 1500 new employees to support the launch of the new Range Rover Evoque at our award-winning Halewood factory in Liverpool.
"Our parent company Tata supported us through the recession and our employees also made sacrifices but now we are seeing a great turnaround in the business and everyone involved, our employees; our customers and our Tata shareholders, will benefit from this agreement. This is truly the beginning of a new era for Jaguar Land Rover."
The terms of the agreement include a pay rise of 5% for employees in November this year with a further rise of at least 3% next November. New hires in the manufacturing plants will come in on lower rates of pay and receive lower shift premiums, increasing flexibility. Existing employees will not be affected. There will also be an extension of performance related pay for salaried employees.
(BMcN/GK)
The agreement, which trade unions representing the Jaguar Land Rover workforce will unanimously recommend to their members, sees Jaguar Land Rover revising its plans to consolidate manufacturing operations.
Subject to employees endorsing this deal over the next few weeks, Jaguar Land Rover will now retain three plants in the UK, at Castle Bromwich, Solihull and Halewood, building Jaguar and Land Rover vehicles. This will lead to the creation of thousands of new jobs in Britain over the next decade as Jaguar Land Rover invests billions of pounds in the UK and significantly increases both the number of models in its range as well as overall global volumes.
"This is a triumph for all concerned," said Jaguar Land Rover Chief Executive Officer, Dr Ralf Speth.
He continued: "We have ambitious plans for growth and the success of our products around the world and this agreement will allow us to accelerate and realise those plans.
"The agreement is a great deal for our workers and the company and we can now really get on with working together to achieve an even more exciting future for the Jaguar and Land Rover brands." Dr Speth added: "We have already started by beginning to hire 1500 new employees to support the launch of the new Range Rover Evoque at our award-winning Halewood factory in Liverpool.
"Our parent company Tata supported us through the recession and our employees also made sacrifices but now we are seeing a great turnaround in the business and everyone involved, our employees; our customers and our Tata shareholders, will benefit from this agreement. This is truly the beginning of a new era for Jaguar Land Rover."
The terms of the agreement include a pay rise of 5% for employees in November this year with a further rise of at least 3% next November. New hires in the manufacturing plants will come in on lower rates of pay and receive lower shift premiums, increasing flexibility. Existing employees will not be affected. There will also be an extension of performance related pay for salaried employees.
(BMcN/GK)
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