Jaguar Land Rover helping employees’ families to flee Ukraine

Jaguar Land Rover (JLR) is helping employees’ families to flee Ukraine following the Russian invasion.

The car manufacturer has a European manufacturing facility based in Slovakia, close to the border.

In a memo seen by BBC Radio CWR, it says about 650 employees have family in Ukraine and have been contacted about support with evacuations.

JLR, which has its HQ in Coventry, said its “first priority” was the wellbeing of its workforce and their families.

BBC News said the memo adds that the first families were successfully moved to Slovakia at the weekend and the company is working with Slovakian authorities to offer help such as employment, childcare, psychological support and financial donations.

It comes after JLR said it had paused delivery of its cars to Russia.

The car maker, which has UK plants in Castle Bromwich and Solihull, sold 6,900 vehicles to Russia last year.