Job cuts 'beneficial for Rolls Royce'

Job cuts 'beneficial for Rolls Royce'

Yesterday Rolls Royce said it would lay off 4,600 workers, many in its home town of Derby.

Andrew Mair of the Midlands Aerospace Alliance says many of the jobs to go are in middle management and removing some "layers of bureaucracy" will be beneficial.

"These cuts are about making Rolls Royce a more agile company... and therefore a more efficient company in the global economy."

He doesn't fear a wider knock-on effect on the wider Midlands region, whose economy is growing.

He adds that business at Rolls Royce is growing, making factory floor job losses unlikely.