The restructuring events database contains factsheets with data on large-scale restructuring events reported in the principal national media and company websites in each EU Member State. This database was created in 2002.
Manufacturing (26 - 27) Manufacture of electrical, electronic and optical products 27.5 - Manufacture of domestic appliances 27.5 - Manufacture of domestic appliances
250 jobs Number of planned job losses
Announcement Date
19 October 2017
Employment effect (start)
2 October 2017
Foreseen end date
10 November 2017
Description
The BSH Hellas plant at Piraeus, faces closure. One of the country’s oldest factories, it was renamed after Bosch-Siemens Hausgerate GmbH bought out Pitsos, a Greek company established in 1865. The company produces 'white goods' such as cookers/ovens and refrigerators. The company’s management announced that the unit will operate for one more year and then shut down. A staff reduction scheme has already been launched with the aim of softening the impact of the closure.The management informed the 250 employees that they could enter a voluntary exit programme offering favorable terms. The programme started on October 2 and will be completed on November 10.
Sources
13 November 2017: Kathimerini
20 October 2017: Naftemporiki
18 October 2017: Kathimerini
Citation
Eurofound (2017), Pitsos , Closure in Greece, factsheet number 93189, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://apps.eurofound.europa.eu/restructuring-events/detail/93189.
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