Due to the ongoing impact of the coronavirus crisis on the economy and businesses, Jaguar Land Rover (JLR) is set to axe some jobs in a voluntary redundancy programme at its giant Engine Manufacturing Centre (EMC) at Wolverhampton.

The Express and Star reports that JLR has stated that it cannot confirm exact numbers, but that will be on a small scale and will mainly impact on hourly-paid workers which include manufacturing associates and fitters working on production lines, inspectors in engineering and testers.

A statement from JLR said: “Through its ongoing transformation programme and against the backdrop of the global Covid-19 pandemic, Jaguar Land Rover is taking action to optimise performance and achieve further operational efficiencies to enable sustainable growth and safeguard the long-term success of our business.”

It added that the ‘very small’ voluntary redundancy scheme in the West Midlands was a prudent step given the current challenges in the global automotive industry.

This follows the announcement last week where JLR was offering voluntary redundancy to some workers in the West Midlands who were placed on furlough when the lockdown measures were introduced back in March.

That programme of voluntary redundancies was aimed at salaried and management staff but did not affect anyone employed at its EMC at the i54 to the north of Wolverhampton.

JLR, which has car-making plants at Solihull and Castle Bromwich in the West Midlands, furloughed around half its UK workforce after the country went into lockdown in March. The EMC, which employs more than 1,000, returned to production in May.

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