ABB

Type
Internal restructuring
Country
Germany
Region
Location of affected unit(s)
Mannheim, Minden, Dresden
Sector
Manufacturing
(26 - 27) Manufacture of electrical, electronic and optical products
26.1 - Manufacture of electronic components and boards
26.11 - Manufacture of electronic components
150 jobs
Number of planned job losses
Job loss
Announcement Date
19 November 2013
Employment effect (start)
19 November 2013
Foreseen end date

Description

Electronics company ABB is to cut 150 jobs at its German Power Systems section. This is mainly to affect engineering positions in Mannheim (Baden-Württemberg), Minden (North Rhine-Westphalia) and Dresden (Saxony).

The measure is due to a decreasing demand in the energy sector.

The company is in talks with worker representatives and aims to avoid forced redundancies by internal relocations.

ABB group is based in Zurich, Switzerland, employing about 10,000 staff in Germany. 

Sources

  • 19 November 2013: Heilbronner Stimme
  • 19 November 2013: Mannheimer Morgen

Citation

Eurofound (2013), ABB, Internal restructuring in Germany, factsheet number 76226, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://apps.eurofound.europa.eu/restructuring-events/detail/76226.