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Manufacturing Manufacture Of Computer, Electrical Electronic And Optical Products Manufacture Of Computer, Electronic And Optical Products 26 - Manufacture of computer, electronic and optical products
New offshoring locations
Estonia
130 jobs Number of planned job losses
Announcement Date
16 May 2006
Employment effect (start)
Foreseen end date
Description
The electronics manufacturing services company Incap will initiate personnel negotiations with a maximum of 130 employees in its Vuokatti unit in Sotkamo. The Vuokatti unit currently employs 233 people. The negotiations concern the possible restructuring of the unit and the eventual respective measures that will result in temporary layoffs, the change of employment contracts to part-time contracts as well as the termination of employment contracts on the basis of production and financial grounds. Incap's objective is to ensure and increase its competitive edge by enhanced division of roles between its different manufacturing units. The Vuokatti unit will be developed to focus especially on the manufacture of prototypes, the ramp-up of new products and the demanding testing and after-sales services. Incap plans to centralise actual volume manufacturing and labour-intensive production at its unit in Kuressaare, Estonia.
Sources
17 May 2006: Helsingin Sanomat
Citation
Eurofound (2006), Incap Electronics, Offshoring/Delocalisation in Finland, factsheet number 63493, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://restructuringeventsprod.azurewebsites.net/restructuring-events/detail/63493.
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