Takata Sachsen

Type
Internal restructuring
Country
Germany
Region
Sachsen;
Location of affected unit(s)
Döbeln, Freiberg
Sector
Manufacturing
(29 - 30) Manufacture for transport equipment
29.3 - Manufacture of motor vehicle parts and accessories
29.3 - Manufacture of motor vehicle parts and accessories
150 jobs
Number of planned job losses
Job loss
Announcement Date
30 March 2017
Employment effect (start)
30 March 2017
Foreseen end date

Description

Takata Sachsen, subsidiary of the Japanese automotive supplier Takata announced to cut 150 jobs in Döbeln and Freiberg (both in Saxony). According to the management, this step is necessary due to decreased demand for its airbag inflators as a result of a worldwide product recall in 2015.

Takata Sachsen wants to avoid compulsory redundancies and therefore will reduce staff members among those with fixed-term contracts as well as temporary agency workers. Permanent employees will be able to switch to the nearby site in Elterlein (also in Saxony). The company is also reorganising their production line towards a newer generation of gas generators.

Takata Sachsen currently employs 740 staff members at three sites in Saxony, Germany.

Sources

  • 30 March 2017: Die Welt
  • 30 March 2017: MDR.DE

Citation

Eurofound (2017), Takata Sachsen , Internal restructuring in Germany, factsheet number 90702, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://apps.eurofound.europa.eu/restructuring-events/detail/90702.