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1st Oct 2004, 13:00
Clerical and administrative jobs may go at Land Rover after the decision by Ford to end car production at Jaguar's Browns Lane plant in Coventry. As part of a plan introduced nearly two years ago to cut costs, the two businesses were brought closer together on manufacturing and management methods.
Manufacturing union Amicus claimed yesterday that as many as 250 jobs could go at Land Rover instead of the 100 which had been envisaged at first. Most of the posts will be lost at Gaydon.
A spokesman for Land Rover said that when Jaguar recently announced car making would end at Browns Lane, it also stated there would be 750 administrative jobs going in the group which included Land Rover operations. In that total are 500 salaried employees and 250 contract workers in marketing, sales and other areas of the businesses.
The Land Rover spokesman said: "A figure of 250 is speculative but there will be pockets of employees right across the organisation. Departures will be voluntary."
Manufacturing union Amicus claimed yesterday that as many as 250 jobs could go at Land Rover instead of the 100 which had been envisaged at first. Most of the posts will be lost at Gaydon.
A spokesman for Land Rover said that when Jaguar recently announced car making would end at Browns Lane, it also stated there would be 750 administrative jobs going in the group which included Land Rover operations. In that total are 500 salaried employees and 250 contract workers in marketing, sales and other areas of the businesses.
The Land Rover spokesman said: "A figure of 250 is speculative but there will be pockets of employees right across the organisation. Departures will be voluntary."