Carl Zeiss

Type
Internal restructuring
Country
France
Region
Location of affected unit(s)
Aubergenville (Yvelines), Fougères (Ille-et-Vilaine)
Sector
Manufacturing
(26 - 27) Manufacture of electrical, electronic and optical products
26.7 - Manufacture of optical instruments, magnetic and optical media and photographic equipment
26.7 - Manufacture of optical instruments, magnetic and optical media and photographic equipment
256 jobs
Number of planned job losses
Job loss
Announcement Date
11 October 2013
Employment effect (start)
1 January 2014
Foreseen end date

Description

Optical glass manufacturer Carl Zeiss is to reduce its workforce in France by 256 positions by 2014.

The initiative follows the loss of the contract with its main client Grand Vision.

Dismissals are to affect the plant in Fougères (Ille-et-Vilaine) where 150 out of 440 positions will be cut, and the plant in Aubergenville (Yvelines) that is to be closed down with the consequent redundancy of 106 staff.

Carl Zeiss group is Germany-based and employs 24,000 staff worldwide.

Sources

  • 13 October 2013: Ouest-France
  • 11 October 2013: L'usine Nouvelle
  • 11 October 2013: Les Echos

Citation

Eurofound (2013), Carl Zeiss, Internal restructuring in France, factsheet number 76036, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://dev.eurofound.europa.eu/restructuring-events/detail/76036.