Oticon A/S

Type
Relocation
Country
Denmark
Region
Danmark; Nordjylland; Nordjylland
Location of affected unit(s)
Thisted
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
100 jobs
Number of planned job losses
Job loss
Announcement Date
29 February 2008
Employment effect (start)
1 April 2008
Foreseen end date
30 September 2008

Description

The producer of hearing aids, Oticon in Thisted (Denmark) has announced that 100 employees in Thisted will be made redundant. The management announced the 29 February 2008 that the redundancies are due to relocation of a part of the production to Poland. The remaining 600 employees will still work in Thisted. The shop steward will now begin negotiations with the aim to reduce the number of redundancies.

Sources

  • 29 February 2008: 3f.dk
  • 29 February 2008: Politiken

Citation

Eurofound (2008), Oticon A/S, Relocation in Denmark, factsheet number 66364, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://dev.eurofound.europa.eu/restructuring-events/detail/66364.