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Manufacturing Manufacture Of Computer, Electrical Electronic And Optical Products Manufacture Of Computer, Electronic And Optical Products 26.11 - Manufacture of electronic components
130 jobs Number of planned job losses
Announcement Date
15 June 2017
Employment effect (start)
19 June 2017
Foreseen end date
30 June 2017
Description
The Commercial court of Lyon has decided on the liquidation of the solar panels manufacturer Sillia VL and the dismissal of 133 employees on a total workforce of 177. The 44 remaining employees work in a plant at Lannion (Côtes-d'Armor) and will be taken over by the Italian solar panels manufacturer Recom Italia SRL. The 133 employees of the plant of Vénissieux (Rhône) are former employees of the German group Bosch which will finance the social plan. The dismissed employees will receive from €23,000 to €150,000 depending on their seniority. Some external reemployment could occur by the boiler manufacturer Boostheat.
Sources
15 June 2017: Le Figaro
16 June 2017: Franceinfo - Bretagne
Citation
Eurofound (2017), Sillia VL, Bankruptcy in France, factsheet number 91333, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://restructuringeventsprod.azurewebsites.net/restructuring-events/detail/91333.
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