Contralco

Type
Internal restructuring
Country
France
Region
Occitanie; Languedoc-Roussillon; Hérault
Location of affected unit(s)
Gignac
Sector
Manufacturing
(26 - 27) Manufacture of electrical, electronic and optical products
26.5 - Manufacture of measuring testing instruments, clocks and watches
26.51 - Manufacture of instruments and appliances for measuring, testing and navigation
226 jobs
Number of planned job losses
Job loss
Announcement Date
29 January 2013
Employment effect (start)
1 February 2013
Foreseen end date
31 March 2013

Description

Contralco, manufacturer of breathalyzer kits for alcohol detection, has announced 226 job cuts out of a total workforce of 310. The firm will dismiss all its employees on short-term employment contracts and temporary workers.

The job cuts are due to changes in government regulation. While in 2012 it was decided that every driver was to carry breathalyser kits, this decision was reversed in 2013. According to Contralco, the company received order cancellations of 8 million breathalyzers, representing two months of production output.

Sources

Citation

Eurofound (2013), Contralco, Internal restructuring in France, factsheet number 74848, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://apps.eurofound.europa.eu/restructuring-events/detail/74848.