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Manufacturing Manufacture Of Material For Textiles, Apparel, Leather And Related Products Manufacture Of Wearing Apparel 14.1 - Manufacture of wearing apparel, except fur apparel
120 - 140 jobs Number of planned job losses
Announcement Date
27 June 2020
Employment effect (start)
27 June 2020
Foreseen end date
Description
As announced on 27 June 2020, the German clothing manufacturer Leineweber plans to cut between 120 and 140 jobs at Herford due to internal restructuring. The job reduction comes as a consequence of the decline in sales (22%) caused by the COVID-19 crisis. It will affect employees in all areas of the company. According to Leineweber, job cuts will take place imminently. However, information on an exact timeframe and a social plan are not available.
Leineweber has 700 employees at its headquarter in Herford.
Eurofound (2020), Leineweber, Internal restructuring in Germany, factsheet number 101205, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://restructuringeventsprod.azurewebsites.net/restructuring-events/detail/101205.
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