Margarete Steiff

Type
Closure
Country
Austria
Region
Westösterreich; Oberösterreich; Innviertel
Location of affected unit(s)
Grieskirchen
Sector
Manufacturing
(32) Other manufacturing
32.4 - Manufacture of games and toys
32.4 - Manufacture of games and toys
48 jobs
Number of planned job losses
Job loss
Announcement Date
18 August 2003
Employment effect (start)
Foreseen end date

Description

The production unit of Grieskirchen in Oberösterreich has to be closed. Beginning last year, the teddybear producer employed some 143 employees (most among which part-time). A social plan is yet negociated.

Sources

  • 18 August 2003: Der Standard

Citation

Eurofound (2003), Margarete Steiff, Closure in Austria, factsheet number 59249, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://apps.eurofound.europa.eu/restructuring-events/detail/59249.