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Manufacturing Manufacture Of Computer, Electrical Electronic And Optical Products Manufacture Of Electrical Equipment 27.40 - Manufacture of electric lighting equipment
250 - 290 jobs Number of planned job losses
Announcement Date
4 April 2017
Employment effect (start)
4 April 2017
Foreseen end date
4 April 2019
Description
On 4 April 2017, lighting manufacturer Osram announced to cut between 250 and 290 jobs within the next two years. Mainly affected will be the company's subsidiary Siteco Beleuchtungstechnik in Traunreut, Bavaria.
The job reduction measures will affect administration and production units in Traunreut due to increased competition as production of lights is shifting from traditional light bulbs to LED lights requiring less personnel.
Osram announced also to create up to 1,000 new jobs within the LED sector in Germany, see (Osram 2017). Applications of currently affected employees will receive preferential treatment. Osram announced to carry out the job cuts as socially acceptable as possible.
Siteco currently employs about 800 in Traunreut and 1,100 employees worldwide. Osram employs some 25,700 employees worldwide.
Sources
5 April 2017: Stuttgarter Zeitung (print)
5 April 2017: produktion.de
Citation
Eurofound (2017), Siteco, Internal restructuring in Germany, factsheet number 90733, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://restructuringeventsprod.azurewebsites.net/restructuring-events/detail/90733.
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