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European Restructuring Monitor (ERM)
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German semiconductor company Infineon has announced that it will cut 1,400 jobs and relocate another 1,400 worldwide.
In Austria, the company is to cut 380 jobs over the next two years Infineon-2024-AT. The programme will also affect locations in Germany, but currently no specific number is available.
The company aims to avoid compulsory layoffs by relying on measures such as early retirement, natural attrition, and retirement schemes, coordinated with the local works councils.
Under the programme, about 1,400 positions will be relocated to countries with lower labour costs (from North America to Asia). The programme is aimed at strengthening competitiveness and improving profitability. The restructuring programme follows weaker-than-expected revenue due to delayed deliveries and a broader economic slowdown affecting the technology sector.
Infineon employs about 58,600 people worldwide.
A recent restructuring programme of Infineon in Germany can be found here Infineon-2024-DE.
Eurofound (2024), Infineon, Offshoring/Delocalisation in World, factsheet number 201493, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://apps.eurofound.europa.eu/restructuring-events/detail/201493.