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Manufacturing Manufacture For Transport Equipment Manufacture Of Motor Vehicles, Trailers And Semi-Trailers 29.32 - Manufacture of other parts and accessories for motor vehicles
330 jobs Number of planned job losses
Announcement Date
4 September 2020
Employment effect (start)
4 September 2020
Foreseen end date
Description
The US-based automotive company Lear Corporation announced that it will cut 460 jobs throughout a collective dismissal programme at its production facility in Jarosław, Poland, by the end of 2020. The programme will be launched in October 2020. The programme is related to the COVID-19 pandemic and a drop-in demand which has affected the automotive sector. The programme was registered at the local employment agency in Jarosław.
Lear Corporation specialises in the production of automotive seating and electrical systems. The company operates in 39 countries worldwide. In Poland, Lear Corporation has been operating for 15 years, employing over 2,100 people.
Updated, 04/12/2020:
The company announced that it had cut 330 positions under the dismissal programme.
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