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Manufacturing Manufacture Of Rubber And Plastic Products And Other Non-Metallic Mineral Products Manufacture Of Other Non-Metallic Mineral Products 23.4 - Manufacture of other porcelain and ceramic products
120 jobs Number of planned job losses
Announcement Date
9 September 2015
Employment effect (start)
Foreseen end date
Description
Finnish manufacturer of tools for kitchen and garden, Fiskars, has started employer-employee negotiations concerning all 130 workers at the company's site in Helsinki, Finland.
Fiskars stated in a press release that due to increased competition and the demanding economic situation, the production of ceramics in Finland has not been able to remain financially sustainable, despite previous investments.
The ERM reported on a previous case of restructuring at the company in 2012.
Update 24/3/2016:Following concluded employer-employee negotiations on the 2nd of November 2015 in total 120 employees will be let go at Fiskars factory in Helsinki.
Sources
9 September 2015: HBL.fi
2 November 2015: Company press release
Citation
Eurofound (2015), Fiskars, Closure in Finland, factsheet number 84617, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://restructuringeventsprod.azurewebsites.net/restructuring-events/detail/84617.
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