JCB says around 200 agency workers are to be handed permanent contracts this summer as demand grows for its construction and agricultural machinery.
The digger maker said it comes after offering around 1,300 permanent contracts to agency employees since last year and after the business increased its shop floor starting pay by 8.5 per cent to £11.35 an hour.
JCB said demand had reached historic highs this year with many products already sold out for the remainder of the year.
