Type
Internal restructuring
Country
Denmark
Region
Århus amt;
Location of affected unit(s)
Århus
Sector
Manufacturing
Manufacturing Of Machinery And Equipment
Manufacture Of Machinery And Equipment N.E.C.
28.11 - Manufacture of engines and turbines, except aircraft, vehicle and cycle engines

650 jobs
Number of planned job losses
Job loss
Announcement Date
18 September 2012
Employment effect (start)
1 October 2012
Foreseen end date

Description

On 18 September Vestas, Danish wind turbine producer, announced plans to cut 650 jobs in Denmark by the end of September 2012.

The redundancies will affect 331 hourly-paid and 319 salary-paid employees.

The cuts are the response to the reduced public subsidies for wind power and fierce competition in the market.

Currently Vestas employs 5,600 people in Denmark.

As reported, Denmark has applied for assistance from the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund (EGF).

The announced job cuts are in addition to the previously announced 1,300 job cuts. 


Sources

  • 18 September 2012: Fagbladet3f.dk

Citation

Eurofound (2012), Vestas, Internal restructuring in Denmark, factsheet number 74152, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://restructuringeventsprod.azurewebsites.net/restructuring-events/detail/74152.