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Manufacturing Manufacture Of Computer, Electrical Electronic And Optical Products Manufacture Of Electrical Equipment 27 - Manufacture of electrical equipment
226 jobs Number of planned job losses
Announcement Date
19 March 2009
Employment effect (start)
Foreseen end date
Description
The manufacturer of wiring harnesses and cables, PKC group, is to cut 128 jobs in its Kempele unit. PKC Group started personnel negotiations in March 2009 planning to cut 226 jobs. The job cuts are carried in two phases. A total of 87 workers will be made redundant by the end of May 2009. The rest, total of 41 workers will be made redundant by the end of September 2009. The Kempele unit employed total of 280 workers before the job cuts.
The job cuts will be carried out due to financial and productivity reasons and the weakening situation in orders.
PKC Group has factories in Finland, Brazil, China, Mexico, Poland, Estonia and Russia and employs some 5,600 employees.
Sources
4 May 2009: www.hs.fi
19 March 2009: www.pkcgroup.com
Citation
Eurofound (2009), PKC Group, Internal restructuring in Finland, factsheet number 69009, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://restructuringeventsprod.azurewebsites.net/restructuring-events/detail/69009.
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