Rolls-Royce to cut 2,600 jobs


Engineering group Rolls-Royce has said it is planning to cut 2,600 jobs over the next 18 months.

It said most of the jobs would go in its aerospace division, with most of the posts being shed in 2015.

It is not clear where the cuts will be made from Rolls-Royce's global workforce of 55,000, 24,000 of whom are in the UK.

However, the Unite union told the BBC there would be 800-1200 engineering jobs cut in Derby and Bristol.

The company's chief executive John Rishton said: "The measures announced today will not be the last, however they will contribute towards Rolls-Royce becoming a stronger and more profitable company."

Last month, Rolls warned that its underlying revenues for 2014 would be 3.5-to-4% lower than expected.

Unite's national officer Ian Waddell said: "Rolls-Royce is in danger of making decisions in the short term that it will later regret. This is a bitter blow to a proud workforce and we will be doing everything we can to fight for jobs and skills."

The company said voluntary redundancy would be offered, although it could not rule out compulsory redundancies.

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So put 2600 employees on the dole to make more profit. corporate greed ?

So who has made this decision ? Has it come from the Germany and BMW, parent company of Rolls Royce ?