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Company confirms voluntary redundancy scheme, after report claimed it was axing 4000 jobs

Jaguar Land Rover has confirmed it will cut its non-manufacturing workforce in the UK as it looks to make savings amid global pressures on profitability.

The company is looking to axe around 4000 staff, roughly 12% of its 34,000-strong UK workforce, according to reports in The Times.