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Workers at car company Jaguar Land Rover are being offered three months leave. Workers at West Midlands car company Jaguar Land Rover are being offered three months leave.
Production levels at the car plants in Castle Bromwich and Solihull in the West Midlands have been cut. Production levels at the car plants in Castle Bromwich, Solihull and Browns Lane in Coventry have been cut.
Now employees have been offered the three months off if they agree to a 20% pay cut.Now employees have been offered the three months off if they agree to a 20% pay cut.
Tata, which owns the company, said it was a voluntary scheme. Last week Jaguar Land Rover confirmed proposals to shed 198 jobs.Tata, which owns the company, said it was a voluntary scheme. Last week Jaguar Land Rover confirmed proposals to shed 198 jobs.
A spokesman said the offer of leave was an "innovative approach to current trading conditions".
He said: "At this stage it's not clear what level of uptake we'll have, but what we are aiming to do is match production and staffing levels to meet current demand."