Two-year deal agreed at Jaguar Land Rover

Members of the Unite general union at Jaguar Land Rover have voted overwhelmingly to accept a new pay deal. It is a two-year deal providing a total increase of at least 9.8%.

The deal covers the 21,000-strong workforce at Castle Bromwich and Solihull in the West Midlands and Halewood on Merseyside plus the research sites at Gaydon and Whitley in the West Midlands. It comprises a pay rise of 4.5% plus £500 from 1 November 2012 followed by either 3% or RPI inflation, whichever is the greater, from 1 November 2013.

From this November, 2,400 agency workers will become permanent employees and other elements of the deal include increasing starter rates from 90% to 95% of full pay rates, increased holiday bonus for the summer holiday and an investment and sourcing agreement which guarantees the operation of all UK plants until at least 2022.

Unite national officer for the automotive industry Roger Maddison said “We have a great workforce producing a very successful range of vehicles and it is only right that our members share in the nearly £3 billion profit made by JLR over the last two years.”