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      Tata Motors-owned Jaguar Land Rover's UK operations hit by strike

      CarTrade Editorial Team

      CarTrade Editorial Team

      In an unfortunate series of events for Tata Motors, production at a Jaguar Land Rover plant in Britain was hampered by the action taken by supply chain workers. Reports have claimed that this dispute had been going on for a while with the pay being the main cause of concern for workers. According to sources, workers under Unite, a union, voted for walkouts at the commencement of every individual shift, an activity that was proposed to last for a period of 30 minutes. On the other hand, officials from Jaguar Land Rover have said the firm is working on reducing the loss in production caused by this strike.

      The establishment of the Jaguar Land Rover company took place in 2008. An official from the firm spoke at length about the whole chain of events, expressing total disappointment. "Jaguar Land Rover is disappointed that DHL Unite members have decided to take industrial action today. Jaguar Land Rover continues to urge Unite and DHL to resolve this dispute as soon as possible," the company's spokesperson was quoted as saying.

      It is being said that this action was long due as workers had been agitated for a while now. If statistics are to be believed then the number of workers involved in this conflict, which is regarding wages, is around 3500, all belonging to part suppliers like DHL, Milestones, NAC and Staffline. A prolonged strike by these many workers could majorly hamper the operations of Jaguar Land Rover, causing a disruption in deliveries. Production facilities that have been affected by this strike are Solihull (Land Rover), Castle Bromwich (Jaguar) and Halewood (Jaguar).

      However, sources claim that there seems to be some dispute between DHL and Unite, wherein the former accused the latter of instigating the whole conflict. According to claims made by DHL, Unite went ahead to make the dispute public without taking majority into account. "We are disappointed that Unite has decided to take industrial action in response to our generous offer. Our warehouse operatives and drivers already enjoy very attractive rates of pay and shift allowances," an official from the German logistics firm was quoted as saying.

      Industry experts feel that these controversies often end up tarnishing the reputation of a firm. And in the case of Jaguar Land Rover, this might be even more dangerous, considering the expansion policy, which the firm is planning to embark on. Reports suggest that Jaguar Land Rover is going to increase the level of production in the United Kingdom, for which it is looking for a land to set up a facility.

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