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
New offshoring locations
Various Locations
130 jobs Number of planned job losses
Announcement Date
14 April 2009
Employment effect (start)
Foreseen end date
31 December 2009
Description
Xilinx, a Dublin-based technology firm that manufactures microchips, has announced 130 job losses over the course of the next nine months as a result of the offshoring of some manufacturing and testing operations from Ireland - primarily to Singapore. The company has attributed the redundancies to a 'global reorganisation to ensure ongoing competitiveness'. The redundancies are compulsory, and it is understood that relocation to Singapore is not being offered to Dublin based staff. Staff have been offered redundancy terms of six weeks pay per year of service up to a maximum of one year's pay, on top of statutory redundancy.
Eurofound (2009), Xilinx, Offshoring/Delocalisation in Ireland, factsheet number 68727, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://restructuringeventsprod.azurewebsites.net/restructuring-events/detail/68727.
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