Johnson Controls - NTU

Type
Offshoring/Delocalisation
Country
Slovenia
Region
Slovenija; Vzhodna Slovenija; Koroška
Location of affected unit(s)
Slovenj Gradec
Sector
Manufacturing
(29 - 30) Manufacture for transport equipment
29.3 - Manufacture of motor vehicle parts and accessories
29.32 - Manufacture of other parts and accessories for motor vehicles
New offshoring locations
Serbia
95 jobs
Number of planned job losses
Job loss
Announcement Date
10 December 2013
Employment effect (start)
1 January 2014
Foreseen end date
31 December 2014

Description

Johnson Controls-NTU, manufacturer of car seats and backrests, is to cut 95 staff at Slovenj Gradec (Koroska) in 2014.

This is due to decreased demand and increased labour costs in Slovenia. Large parts of the Slovenian production is to be offshored to Serbia.

The company is part of Johnson Controls group which is based in the US.

Sources

  • 10 December 2013: Delo

Citation

Eurofound (2013), Johnson Controls - NTU, Offshoring/Delocalisation in Slovenia, factsheet number 76311, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://apps.eurofound.europa.eu/restructuring-events/detail/76311.