Rolls-Royce to axe up to 2,000 jobs

Rolls-Royce is to axe up to 2,000 jobs worldwide including 140 in the UK, the company announced today.

Rolls-Royce plans to cut up to 2,000 jobs worldwide, including 140 in the UK, after reviewing the impact of the current economic “uncertainties”, the aerospace giant announced today.

The firm said it had started consulting unions about the proposed job losses at its assembly and test facility in Derby, part of the group’s civil aerospace business.