Aicon Yachts

Type
Bankruptcy
Country
Italy
Region
Isole; Sicilia; Messina
Location of affected unit(s)
Sector
Manufacturing
(29 - 30) Manufacture for transport equipment
30.1 - Building of ships and boats
30.1 - Building of ships and boats
332 jobs
Number of planned job losses
Job loss
Announcement Date
5 October 2012
Employment effect (start)
1 March 2013
Foreseen end date

Description

In October 2012, the Court of Barcellona Pozzo di Gotto declared the liquidation of Aicon Yachts, a manufacturer of luxury boats, with the consequent loss of 332 jobs.

The collective dismissals procedure will start at the end of Wage Guarantee Fund scheme, which was initiated last year for all 332 workers.

Sources

  • 6 October 2012: Gazzetta del Sud

Citation

Eurofound (2012), Aicon Yachts, Bankruptcy in Italy, factsheet number 74487, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://apps.eurofound.europa.eu/restructuring-events/detail/74487.