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A ‘just transition’ for workers in the automotive sector? Survey evidence from the West Midlands

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Pages 199-222 | Received 03 Oct 2023, Accepted 03 May 2024, Published online: 04 Jul 2024

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Table 1. Dimensions of labour security.

Figure 1. How satisfied are you in your job? Source: Author Survey.

The five histogram columns are of different heights and illustrate the proportion of respondents that are happy in their jobs and to what extent they are happy.
Figure 1. How satisfied are you in your job? Source: Author Survey.

Figure 2. How secure do you feel in your job? Source: Author Survey.

The five columns are of different heights to illustrate what proportion of respondents feel secure in their jobs and, on a five-point scale, the extent to which they feel secure.
Figure 2. How secure do you feel in your job? Source: Author Survey.

Figure 3. How confident are you that your workplace will survive and manage the transition to low-emission vehicles? Source: Author Survey.

The five histogram columns are of different heights to reflect the proportion of respondents that think that their workplace will survive and can manage the transition to low-emission vehicles, on a five-point scale.
Figure 3. How confident are you that your workplace will survive and manage the transition to low-emission vehicles? Source: Author Survey.

Figure 4. How much do you think your current skills overlap with the skills needed for making low-carbon vehicles? (Electric, Hybrid or Hydrogen). Source: Author Survey.

The six histogram columns are of different heights to reflect the proportion of respondents that think their current skills overlap with the skills needed to work in electric vehicle production.
Figure 4. How much do you think your current skills overlap with the skills needed for making low-carbon vehicles? (Electric, Hybrid or Hydrogen). Source: Author Survey.

Table 2. Estimated upper/lower percentage job loss/gain by business function.

Table 3. Estimated impact of electrification and digitisation on occupations/job types in production and technical development departments.