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Manufacturing Manufacture Of Food And Beverage Manufacture Of Food Products 10.8 - Manufacture of other food products
127 jobs Number of planned job losses
Announcement Date
7 March 2017
Employment effect (start)
7 March 2017
Foreseen end date
31 March 2018
Description
The Swiss food cooperation Nestlé announced to close its production site in Linz, Upper Austria, by March 2018 making 127 employees redundant.
The site in Linz, which was established in 1879, is producing bulk packs of dry goods for soups and sauces used in hotels and catering. The company has been facing a decline in demand recently leading to losses at this site. According to newspapers, the production will be transferred to sites in Italy or Slovakia. Currently, negotiations are under way between management, trade unions and the public employment services (AMS) to develop a social plan for affected employees, including funds for re-training.
Trade unions are criticising that while shutting down production in Linz, Nestlé announced to increase dividends for shareholders significantly.
Sources
7 March 2017: orf online
7 March 2017: Wiener Zeitung
7 March 2017: Die Presse
8 March 2017: OÖ Nachrichten
Citation
Eurofound (2017), Nestlé, Closure in Austria, factsheet number 90515, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://restructuringeventsprod.azurewebsites.net/restructuring-events/detail/90515.
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