Hella Electronics

Type
Internal restructuring
Country
Germany
Region
Nordrhein-Westfalen;
Location of affected unit(s)
Paderborn, Lippstadt
Sector
Manufacturing
(29 - 30) Manufacture for transport equipment
29.3 - Manufacture of motor vehicle parts and accessories
29.3 - Manufacture of motor vehicle parts and accessories
700 jobs
Number of planned job losses
Job loss
Announcement Date
17 March 2009
Employment effect (start)
17 March 2009
Foreseen end date
30 November 2009

Description

On 17 March 2009, Hella - a manufacturer of lights and electronics for cars - announced to cut around 700 jobs by autumn 2009. The cuts will mainly affect the sites in Lippstadt and Paderborn where 450 out of 5,500 jobs are to be cut in a socially acceptable manner. Dismissals for operational reasons are outruled by an agreement between the works council and the company's management until the end of September 2008.

Sources

  • 17 March 2009: Handelsblatt

Citation

Eurofound (2009), Hella Electronics, Internal restructuring in Germany, factsheet number 68544, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://apps.eurofound.europa.eu/restructuring-events/detail/68544.