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Manufacturing Manufacture Of Computer, Electrical Electronic And Optical Products Manufacture Of Computer, Electronic And Optical Products 26.2 - Manufacture of computers and peripheral equipment
115 jobs Number of planned job losses
Announcement Date
1 June 2012
Employment effect (start)
1 July 2012
Foreseen end date
31 August 2012
Description
The industrial electronics company Hapro announced plans to dismiss 150 employees in its plant in Mohagen, Norway by the end of August 2012. In addition, 90 workers will be temporarily laid off.
The company representatives claim the reason for this decision is that one of the largest customers of Hapro started to outsource services in low-cost countries. This lead to substantial orders withdrawal with subsequent loss of income. The company operates within a vulnerable industry and it is greatly dependent on orders from few large clients.
The restructuring is to be completed by the end of August.
Updated, 15-08-2013
As announced there were 115 job cuts during 2012.
Sources
4 June 2012: NRK
4 June 2012: Hadeland
15 August 2013: E24
Citation
Eurofound (2012), Hapro Hadeland, Internal restructuring in Norway, factsheet number 73679, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://restructuringeventsprod.azurewebsites.net/restructuring-events/detail/73679.
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