Rolls Royce confirms 700 jobs are to be axed at Inchinnan site
A voluntary redundancy package has been opened up to workers - around 1200 are employed at the factory
700 jobs at the Rolls Royce site in Inchinnan are to be axed.
The company's cutting 9000 globally - bosses are blaming the effect of the pandemic on the airline industry.
A voluntary redundancy package has been opened up to workers, around 1200 are based at the site.
A Rolls Royce spokepserson said: “Today, following constructive talks with trade union and employee representatives, we have opened Voluntary Severance to all Civil Aerospace employees in the UK.
"Offering Voluntary Severance is an important step as we resize our business to adapt to the enormous impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the aviation industry.
“At our Inchinnan facility we have indicated that the likely number of impacted roles will be around 700 based on our immediate load reduction requirements.
"These roles will be predominantly from our services team, which has seen a dramatic drop in demand since the start of the pandemic and we do not expect that to recover in the medium term.
"As a result we are considering withdrawing our services capability from the site entirely.
“We have briefed the Scottish Government and other local stakeholders on the business impact of COVID-19 on Rolls-Royce and are keeping them up to date as our consultation process progresses.
“This number of proposed job losses is a terrible prospect for our people and the communities that are impacted, and we understand how devastating the news must be for everyone at the Inchinnan facility.”
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