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Hessen; Darmstadt; Frankfurt am Main, Kreisfreie Stadt
Location of affected unit(s)
Frankfurt
Sector
Manufacturing (26 - 27) Manufacture of electrical, electronic and optical products 26 - Manufacture of computer, electronic and optical products 26 - Manufacture of computer, electronic and optical products
210 jobs Number of planned job losses
Announcement Date
10 August 2006
Employment effect (start)
1 August 2006
Foreseen end date
31 December 2006
Description
On 9 August 2006 Ericsson Germany, a subsidiary of the Swedish based telecommunication supplier, said it was to cut 210 out of 300 jobs at its German subsidiary Ericsson Network Services, a provider of installation services.
After announcing a cost-saving program in Germany in 2005, Ericsson Germany has already cut 350 administrative and sales jobs. The additional 210 job cuts will also come into effect in 2006.
Sources
10 August 2006: Handelsblatt
10 August 2006: Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung
Citation
Eurofound (2006), Ericsson Network Services, Internal restructuring in Germany, factsheet number 63904, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://apps.eurofound.europa.eu/restructuring-events/detail/63904.