The restructuring events database contains factsheets with data on large-scale restructuring events reported in the principal national media and company websites in each EU Member State. This database was created in 2002.
Manufacturing Manufacture For Transport Equipment Manufacture Of Other Transport Equipment 30 - Manufacture of other transport equipment
European Globalisation Fund (EGF)
Year: 2010, Case number: 25
100 - 175 jobs Number of planned job losses
Announcement Date
15 June 2009
Employment effect (start)
1 July 2009
Foreseen end date
31 December 2009
Description
The Danish shipyard Odense Staalskibsværft, situated in Odense, has announced that 175 mainly white-collar employees are to be made redundant. After consultations with the employees' representatives it was decided to dismiss only 100 from 1 July. The dismissals are due to a stagnation in the number of building orders.
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