Overview

• Union leaders say government guidance is for laid-off supplier staff to claim Universal Credit.
• JLR says it is working around the clock to restart global applications in a controlled and safe manner.
• The company has warned full restoration could take weeks, heightening concern over jobs and supplier cash flow.
• SMMT’s Automotive Components Section has been convened to relay supplier concerns to government, a step JLR welcomes.
• Local reporting says the incident shut plants across JLR’s global network and hit smaller Tier 2 and Tier 3 firms hardest.