Grammer

Type
Internal restructuring
Country
Germany
Region
Bayern;
Location of affected unit(s)
Sector
Manufacturing
(29 - 30) Manufacture for transport equipment
29.3 - Manufacture of motor vehicle parts and accessories
29.3 - Manufacture of motor vehicle parts and accessories
240 jobs
Number of planned job losses
Job loss
Announcement Date
29 January 2010
Employment effect (start)
28 January 2010
Foreseen end date
31 January 2010

Description

Grammer, a German producer of car and bus seats, has settled an agreement with the works council to cut 240 jobs in Germany by end of January 2010. This will affect white-collar employees from two plants in Bavaria. Since the beginning of the recession in September 2008 Grammer has cut a total of 2,800 jobs worldwide. Currently, Grammer employs about 1,800 people in Germany and 7,000 worldwide.

Sources

  • 29 January 2010: Financial Times Deutschland

Citation

Eurofound (2010), Grammer, Internal restructuring in Germany, factsheet number 70099, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://apps.eurofound.europa.eu/restructuring-events/detail/70099.