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 Computer, Electronic And Optical Products 26 - Manufacture of computer, electronic and optical products
100 jobs Number of planned job losses
Announcement Date
29 February 2008
Employment effect (start)
1 April 2008
Foreseen end date
30 September 2008
Description
The producer of hearing aids, Oticon in Thisted (Denmark) has announced that 100 employees in Thisted will be made redundant. The management announced the 29 February 2008 that the redundancies are due to relocation of a part of the production to Poland. The remaining 600 employees will still work in Thisted. The shop steward will now begin negotiations with the aim to reduce the number of redundancies.
Sources
29 February 2008: 3f.dk
29 February 2008: Politiken
Citation
Eurofound (2008), Oticon A/S, Relocation in Denmark, factsheet number 66364, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://restructuringeventsprod.azurewebsites.net/restructuring-events/detail/66364.
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