The restructuring events database contains factsheets with data on large-scale restructuring events reported in the principal national media and company websites in each EU Member State. This database was created in 2002.
Manufacturing (26 - 27) Manufacture of electrical, electronic and optical products 27 - Manufacture of electrical equipment 27 - Manufacture of electrical equipment
279 jobs Number of planned job losses
Announcement Date
15 November 2005
Employment effect (start)
Foreseen end date
Description
The German company Lafert specialised in the manufacture of electric motors has announced the closure of its plant in Terrassa (Vallès Occidental, Barcelona, Catalonien). The measure will create 279 redundancies. The workforce will receive an indemnisation of 20 days per year worked up to a maximum of 12 months and a linear indemnisation of €6,000.
Sources
15 November 2005: Expansión
Citation
Eurofound (2005), Lafert, Closure in Spain, factsheet number 62530, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://apps.eurofound.europa.eu/restructuring-events/detail/62530.