Kathrein

Type
Internal restructuring
Country
Germany
Region
Bayern; Oberbayern; Rosenheim, Kreisfreie Stadt
Location of affected unit(s)
Rosenheim
Sector
Manufacturing
(26 - 27) Manufacture of electrical, electronic and optical products
26 - Manufacture of computer, electronic and optical products
26 - Manufacture of computer, electronic and optical products
250 jobs
Number of planned job losses
Job loss
Announcement Date
26 November 2018
Employment effect (start)
1 January 2019
Foreseen end date
31 December 2019

Description

Kathrein, a multinational company in the field of communication technology will streamline its business operations and in line with this will cut 250 jobs in Rosenheim, Bavaria.  Kathrein plans to streamline the Products business unit and adapt further central functions to future requirements. The jobs will be cut by the end of 2019.  Together with the works council and IG Metall union, the company is working on socially acceptable solutions for affected employees, which are to be presented at the beginning of 2019.

Previous restructuring took place in 2017, when 280 jobs were lost.

Citation

Eurofound (2018), Kathrein, Internal restructuring in Germany, factsheet number 96167, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://apps.eurofound.europa.eu/restructuring-events/detail/96167.