Adient

Type
Internal restructuring
Country
Belgium
Region
Vlaams Gewest; Prov. Oost-Vlaanderen; Arr. Eeklo
Location of affected unit(s)
Assenede
Sector
Manufacturing
(29 - 30) Manufacture for transport equipment
29.3 - Manufacture of motor vehicle parts and accessories
29.32 - Manufacture of other parts and accessories for motor vehicles
80 jobs
Number of planned job losses
Job loss
Announcement Date
5 January 2018
Employment effect (start)
1 February 2018
Foreseen end date

Description

Adient (previously Johnson Controls), a multinational producer of car seats has announced the dismissal of 80 employees at its facility in Assenede. The company deems the reduction of its workforce necessary as it has lost production volume when changing from producing seats for the Volvo model XC40 instead of the XC60. Trade unions are critical of this statement as there is no indication of economic unemployment and even demands by the management to do overtime. In 2004, the company dismissed 114 employees.

Sources

  • 6 January 2018: De Standaard
  • 5 January 2018: VRT.be

Citation

Eurofound (2018), Adient, Internal restructuring in Belgium, factsheet number 92928, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://apps.eurofound.europa.eu/restructuring-events/detail/92928.