Employee- employer negotiations start in all the Finnish units including Group Office employees concerning possible temporary lay-offs and terminations. Based on the preliminary plans, Vaasa and Jyskä Units unit will be closed. In addition to above mentioned plans, temporary lay-offs and terminations are planned to happen in all Finnish units including Group office employees. Invitations to the employer-employee discussions were issued today. A preliminary estimate of job reductions is approximately 150 employees and in addition to this temporary lay-offs will concern all the employees in Finland. The amount of reduction and lay offs will be determined in the negotiations. ” The Global recession has decreased demand. Our people are doing excellent work,
but the market situation requires immediate adaptation. With these measures
we ensure that we will be strong when this recession is over and the economy
starts to recover; as we continue to see the potential to grow in our focus areas,”
says Mr. Reijo Itkonen, President and CEO, Enics AG. Enics employs about 500 people in Finland and globally around 2.500. Enics also has operations in China, Estonia, Slovakia, Sweden and Switzerland. Company is headquartered in Baden, Switzerland. Enics AG
Reijo Itkonen Ari Räisänen
President and CEO Senior Vice President, Operations
Enics
Enics is one of the largest electronics manufacturing services (EMS) companies in the industrial and medical electronics field and provides end-to-end solutions consisting of design-support, NPI, manufacturing, supply chain management and after-sales services for the whole lifecycle of its customers' products. More information on the company is available at www.enics.com.
Further information:
Jari Kinnari, Country Manager, Enics Finland Oy, +358 (0)50 3039744
Ari Räisänen, Senior Vice President, Operations, Enics AG, +41 79 571 5371
Minna Oksanen, Communications Manager, Enics AG, +358 (0)50 5828134
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