L’Assomption, Canada(authorized closure)
Closure of the cooking factory in 2013. |
- Agree on social plan for the 1,300 affected employees.
- Relocate production to Memphis Tennessee, USA.
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- Initiated discussions with stakeholders on closure.
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- Continue to develop social plan.
- Dialog with local government authorities.
- 75 jobs at the on-site R&D centre will continue for a further six to 12 months after closure.
- Construct a new factory in Tennessee and start production in 2013.
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| Revin, France Downsizing of the washing machine factory. |
Reduction of manpower with 98 employees. |
- Out of 98 affected employees, 71 were offered early retirement.
- 27 received severance packages.
- Downsizing completed in Q4, 2010
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St. Petersburg, Russia
Closure of the washing machine factory, in 2010. |
Provide job support and training for 215 affected employees. |
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Initiatives included outplacement programs.
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Electrolux made direct contact with potential new employers.
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Severance packages for all employees, based on length of employment and age.
- Closure was completed in Q2.
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Alcalà, Spain (authorized closure)
Announcement of the closure of the washing machine factory in 2011. |
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Pursue external investors to also provide jobs for affected employees.
- Relocate production to Rayong Thailand.
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443 employees affected whereof:
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61 entered early retirement
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83 received partial contract
- 202 seeking employment receiving severence packages
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97 employees received employment with new owner(s).
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Rayong was audited for Code of Conduct com-pliance by a third party assurer
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- Finalize agreement with new owner(s).
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Motala, Sweden
Announcement of the phase-out of cooker production by year-end 2010. |
- Smooth transition to new buyer of the Motala factory, including rehiring of plant personnel.
- Relocate production to Swidnica, Poland.
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- New owners are Borö AB, heat pump and solar energy panel suppliers.
- Decided to delay factory closure to Q2, 2011.
- 240 employees affected whereof:
- 30 entered early retirement
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- 100 new jobs with the new owner (including capacity for remaining Electrolux production that requires 65 employees).
- Swidnica was audited by a third party for Code of Conduct compliance and employees have under-gone training in the Workplace Standard.
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- Transfer of approx.100 employees to new owner in Q2, 2011.
- Continue the search for replacement jobs for the remaining 110 people.
- They will receive requalifica-tion training and other job support in order to be hired either by the new owner or by external companies.
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Webster City and Jefferson, Iowa, USA (authorized closure)
Closure of vacuum cleaner production and laundry prod-uction in Q4, 2010 (Jefferson) and Q1 2011 (Webster City). |
- Coordinate employee support with city/state/federal governmental agencies.
- Job support and training for affected employees.
- Relocate production to Juarez, Mexico.
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- 940 employees affected. Work with the Iowa Workforce Development Agency to arrange for delivery of state and federal programs and benefits to employees. To date 345 employees are accessing benefits.
- Code of Conduct and environmental policy audits were conducted in two of three Juarez plants.
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- 493 people will remain in employment until Q2, 2011.
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