Type
Internal restructuring
Country
Ireland
Region
Southern and Eastern; Mid-East;
Location of affected unit(s)
Kildare
Sector
Manufacturing
Manufacture Of Computer, Electrical Electronic And Optical Products
Manufacture Of Computer, Electronic And Optical Products
26 - Manufacture of computer, electronic and optical products

300 jobs
Number of planned job losses
Job loss
Announcement Date
17 February 2009
Employment effect (start)
Foreseen end date
30 June 2009

Description

American-owned computer chip manufacturer Intel has announced up to 300 redundancies at its huge Kildare plant. The redundancies are to take effect by the end of June. The news follows a recent comment by the company's chairman that there was no immediate danger of job losses in Ireland. It is understood the redundancies will be voluntary.


Sources

Citation

Eurofound (2009), Intel, Internal restructuring in Ireland, factsheet number 68308, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://restructuringeventsprod.azurewebsites.net/restructuring-events/detail/68308.