Jaguar Land Rover

Workers at logistics giant DHL who supply Jaguar Land Rover (JLR) UK plants across three sites have voted for strike action over pay, with a walkout threatening to close 24-hour production at the car manufacturer.

Pay differentials caused by outsourcing are at the source of the dispute.

JLR started to outsource the delivering and sorting of parts on the production line to DHL four years ago and, since then, DHL has outsourced some work to agencies Staffline and NAC.

By next year, Unite predicts that some DHL staff will earn up to £9.50 an hour, whereas Staffline and NAC workers will be on wages closer to the minimum wage.

Negotiations between Unite and DHL are ongoing and Staffline and NAC employees were due to be balloted as Labour Research went to press.