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Manufacturing Manufacturing Of Machinery And Equipment Manufacture Of Machinery And Equipment N.E.C. 28.92 - Manufacture of machinery for mining, quarrying and construction
82 jobs Number of planned job losses
Announcement Date
5 July 2017
Employment effect (start)
5 July 2017
Foreseen end date
Description
On 5 July 2017, the manufacturer of materials handling systems Förderanlagen Magdeburg (FAM), announced it would cut 82 jobs in Magdeburg, Germany.
The layoffs were negotiated between management, the works council and the German Metalworkers’ Union (IG Metall). Additionally, the salary increases agreed upon for 2017 will be postponed until 2018. These steps resulted from fewer than expected customer orders. The aim of the savings program is to increase the company's ability to respond flexibly to fluctuating demand and to save the remaining jobs at the site in Magdeburg.
As of July 2017, Förderanlagen Magdeburg employs 1,418 staff members worldwide. An estimated 800 people are currently employed at the site in Magdeburg.
Sources
5 July 2017: Volksstimme.de
26 June 2017: MDR Online
Citation
Eurofound (2017), Förderanlagen Magdeburg, Internal restructuring in Germany, factsheet number 91443, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://restructuringeventsprod.azurewebsites.net/restructuring-events/detail/91443.
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