LEGO

Type
Internal restructuring
Country
Denmark
Region
Danmark;
Location of affected unit(s)
Sector
Manufacturing
(32) Other manufacturing
32.4 - Manufacture of games and toys
32.4 - Manufacture of games and toys
257 jobs
Number of planned job losses
Job loss
Announcement Date
27 October 2003
Employment effect (start)
1 October 2003
Foreseen end date
1 October 2003

Description

LEGO fired around 200 workers at the beginning of February 2003, and this is the second round of lay-offs of 2003. The lay-offs are due to missing sales in Germany and USA. A great part of the production is stored. The employees' representatives are disappointed, because the first round of redundancies was said to be sufficient.

Sources

  • 27 October 2003: Jyllands-Posten
  • 28 February 2003: Jyllands-Posten

Citation

Eurofound (2003), LEGO, Internal restructuring in Denmark, factsheet number 58874, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://apps.eurofound.europa.eu/restructuring-events/detail/58874.