Type
Closure
Country
Austria
Region
Westösterreich; Oberösterreich; Linz-Wels
Location of affected unit(s)
Linz
Sector
Manufacturing
Manufacture Of Food And Beverage
Manufacture Of Food Products
10.8 - Manufacture of other food products

127 jobs
Number of planned job losses
Job loss
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.