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Manufacturing Manufacturing Of Furniture And Other Manufacturing Other Manufacturing 32.9 - Manufacturing n.e.c.
New offshoring locations
Czechia
114 jobs Number of planned job losses
Announcement Date
17 February 2016
Employment effect (start)
17 February 2016
Foreseen end date
31 December 2017
Description
Wilkinson Sword, subsidiary of Edgewell Personal Care and manufacturer of razors and other personal care products, announced plans to cut 114 jobs at its plant in Solingen. Job cuts are due to the transfer of production from Germany to the Czech Republic.
The executive board has already reached an agreement with the works council on the restructuring programme. Affected employees have the opportunity to opt for retirement measures or to move to a transition company. Operational dismissals are not excluded, however, affected employees will not be dismissed all at once. The ongoing process will probably be concluded by the end of 2017.
According to the management, the German plant will increasingly focus on high-quality operations. Wilkinson currently employs 610 employees at its plant in Solingen.
Sources
18 February 2016: Remscheider General-Anzeiger
19 February 2016: RP Online
Citation
Eurofound (2016), Wilkinson Sword, Offshoring/Delocalisation in Germany, factsheet number 86553, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://restructuringeventsprod.azurewebsites.net/restructuring-events/detail/86553.
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