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 Manufacture Of Computer, Electrical Electronic And Optical Products Manufacture Of Electrical Equipment 27 - Manufacture of electrical equipment
86 jobs Number of planned job losses
Announcement Date
15 February 2006
Employment effect (start)
Foreseen end date
Description
Ceset, a manufacturer of electric motors for household appliances which is part of the US-based multinational Emerson Electric, announced 86 redundancies (81 blue-collar workers and 5 white-collar workers). The company management maintain that the employment reduction was made necessary by a reduction in production volumes. The production of motors for dishwashers will be discontinued, whereas the production for washing machines will be reduced. The unions supports alternative solutions to avoid redundancies, such as a general reduction in working hours liked to recourse to so-called "solidarity contracts".
Sources
16 February 2006: La Stampa
15 February 2006: La Stampa
Citation
Eurofound (2006), Ceset, Internal restructuring in Italy, factsheet number 63086, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://restructuringeventsprod.azurewebsites.net/restructuring-events/detail/63086.
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