00:00Jaguar Land Rover has launched a programme which could see fewer than 300 employees leave
00:07as it reorganises operations. The proposals are understood to affect salaried and management
00:13positions rather than production line workers at the company's vehicle and engine manufacturing
00:19plants. The carmaker says effective staff will be supported to find alternative roles wherever
00:26possible. Others will be offered a voluntary early exit. JLR describes the changes as part of a wider
00:33transformation intended to improve decision-making, performance and future vehicle development plans.
00:40The announcement comes less than a year after the cyber attack in September 2025 which forced JLR to
00:48pause production. Manufacturing stopped for five weeks before a phased restart began with
00:55operations returning to normal levels by the middle of November. The shutdown reduced output and
01:03disrupted a supply chain supporting thousands of additional jobs. Independent analysis estimated the
01:11wider cost to the UK economy at around £1.9 billion, although JLR's direct losses were considerably lower
01:19than that headline figure. The company has also announced plans to cut around £1.7 billion in costs.
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