Harman Becker

Type
Internal restructuring
Country
Germany
Region
Baden-Württemberg; Karlsruhe; Karlsruhe, Landkreis
Location of affected unit(s)
Karlsbad
Sector
Manufacturing
(29 - 30) Manufacture for transport equipment
29.3 - Manufacture of motor vehicle parts and accessories
29.31 - Manufacture of electrical and electronic equipment for motor vehicles
150 jobs
Number of planned job losses
Job loss
Announcement Date
13 September 2013
Employment effect (start)
13 September 2013
Foreseen end date

Description

As announced on September 13, 2013, automotive supplier Harman-Becker will cut 150 jobs in Karlsbad-Ittersbach (Baden-Württemberg). This is due to price pressure.

The company currently employs 1,100 people at its Ittersbach site. Worker representatives announced that they will put forward alternative proposals.

In January, Harman announced plans to cut 500 jobs in high-cost countries by the end of 2014 (see also Harman-Becker 2009).

Sources

  • 17 September 2013: Focus (online)

Citation

Eurofound (2013), Harman Becker, Internal restructuring in Germany, factsheet number 75900, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://apps.eurofound.europa.eu/restructuring-events/detail/75900.