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Manufacturing (24 - 25) Manufacture of metals 25.5 - Treatment and coating of metals; machining 25.5 - Treatment and coating of metals; machining
120 jobs Number of planned job losses
Announcement Date
26 May 2014
Employment effect (start)
26 May 2014
Foreseen end date
30 June 2014
Description
Roth and Rau, manufacturer of machines and equipment for the solar panel production, is to cut 120 jobs at its site in Hohenstein-Ernstthal by the end of June 2014. As reported, the German subsidiary of Switzerland-based solar industry supplier Meyer Burger Technology intends to reduce its operating costs by about € 10 million.
According to the sources the company will initiate negotiations with the works council and assures to implement the restructuring in a socially acceptable manner.
Sources
27 May 2014: Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung
26 May 2014: freie presse.de
26 May 2014: Neue Züricher Zeitung Online
26 May 2014: Meyer Burger (Press Release)
Citation
Eurofound (2014), Roth & Rau, Internal restructuring in Germany, factsheet number 77138, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://apps.eurofound.europa.eu/restructuring-events/detail/77138.
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