Reckitt Benckiser

Type
Internal restructuring
Country
Germany
Region
Baden-Württemberg; Karlsruhe; Rhein-Neckar-Kreis
Location of affected unit(s)
Ladenburg
Sector
Manufacturing
(20 - 21) Manufacture of chemicals and pharmaceuticals
20.4 - Manufacture of washing, cleaning and polishing preparations
20.41 - Manufacture of soap and detergents, cleaning and polishing preparations
110 jobs
Number of planned job losses
Job loss
Announcement Date
25 October 2013
Employment effect (start)
25 October 2013
Foreseen end date
31 March 2014

Description

Manufacturer of household items Reckit Benckiser is to cut 110 jobs in Ladenburg (Baden-Wurttemberg). Job reduction shall be completed by the first quarter of 2014.

The measure is due to weak utilization, also forcing the company to cut one working shift out of four.

Reckit Benckiser employs 450 people in Ladenburg for the production of dishwasher tabs. The company is based in Slough, UK. In 2012, it had already cut 30 jobs in Ladenburg.

Sources

  • 25 October 2013: Mannheimer Morgen (online)

Citation

Eurofound (2013), Reckitt Benckiser, Internal restructuring in Germany, factsheet number 76095, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://apps.eurofound.europa.eu/restructuring-events/detail/76095.