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Nottingham Post
Nottingham Post
National
Henry Saker-Clark & Ben Reid

Rolls-Royce plans to cut at least 9k jobs as aviation industry hit by coronavirus pandemic

Aerospace giant Rolls-Royce has said it plans to cut at least 9,000 jobs after the aviation industry was hit hard by the coronavirus pandemic.

It said it expects the job losses from its global workforce of 52,000 as part of a "major reorganisation" of the business to adapt to a fall in demand.

The company employs 23,300 in the UK, with more than 850 at the site in Harrier Business Park, Hucknall, as well as hundreds more at a smaller factory in Annesley.

It said the cuts could result in £700 million in savings towards an overall aim of £1.3 billion in annual savings.

It said it will also cut spending across its plant, property and other areas to strengthen its finances.

Chief executive Warren East said: "This is not a crisis of our making. But it is the crisis that we face and we must deal with it.

"Our airline customers and airframe partners are having to adapt and so must we.

"Being told that there is no longer a job for you is a terrible prospect and it is especially hard when all of us take so much pride in working for Rolls-Royce.

"But we must take difficult decisions to see our business through these unprecedented times."

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