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Manufacturing Manufacture Of Computer, Electrical Electronic And Optical Products Manufacture Of Computer, Electronic And Optical Products 26.8 - Manufacture of magnetic and optical media
256 jobs Number of planned job losses
Announcement Date
11 October 2013
Employment effect (start)
1 January 2014
Foreseen end date
Description
Optical glass manufacturer Carl Zeiss is to reduce its workforce in France by 256 positions by 2014.
The initiative follows the loss of the contract with its main client Grand Vision.
Dismissals are to affect the plant in Fougères (Ille-et-Vilaine) where 150 out of 440 positions will be cut, and the plant in Aubergenville (Yvelines) that is to be closed down with the consequent redundancy of 106 staff.
Carl Zeiss group is Germany-based and employs 24,000 staff worldwide.
Sources
13 October 2013: Ouest-France
11 October 2013: L'usine Nouvelle
11 October 2013: Les Echos
Citation
Eurofound (2013), Carl Zeiss, Internal restructuring in France, factsheet number 76036, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://restructuringeventsprod.azurewebsites.net/restructuring-events/detail/76036.
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