Restructuring events
European Restructuring Monitor (ERM)
The restructuring events database contains factsheets with data on large-scale restructuring events reported in the principal national media and company websites in each EU Member State. This database was created in 2002.
The Hager Group, a German manufacturer of equipment for electrical installations, announced 154 redundancies in France. According to CGT, there will be 36 job losses in Pessac, where the site will close, 86 in Obernai and 4 in Bischwiller. Also, the other 73 contracts will be modified.
The management and social partners will have three months to discuss an employment protection plan. The direction affirms that this restructuring will help the company to stay competitive in this fast-paced industry.
Previously in the ERM Events database, Hager Group was mentioned in two business expansions in 2022. Hager 2022 - FR Hager 2022 - FR.
Updated, 15/02/2026 The Hager Group signed the job-saving plan on the 5th of February. It has announced the elimination of 112 jobs, 73 contract changes, and 63 job creations across its overall workforce.
The job changes will affect positions across Alsace, especially the Obernai plant (the largest site, employing over 2,100 employees), Saverne, and the Pessac site near Bordeaux. In Obernai, 67 jobs will be cut, 41 posts created, and 39 contracts modified. In Saverne, 6 jobs will be cut, and 3 created. In Bischwiller, 4 jobs will be cut. The Vendenheim site, on the other hand, will not face changes.
Support, supervision and administrative staff are primarily targeted, while production workers are largely spared. Dismissals will occur for those who refuse contractual changes, while a voluntary exit option (offering enhanced severance) has also been introduced. Trade‑union partners (CFDT, CGT, CFE‑CGC and CFTC) have been engaged in negotiations. Trade unions criticised the need for a social plan as the restructuring was deemed as a way to increase profitability rather than caused by financial problems. The working conditions of the remaining workforce will likely deteriorate.
Eurofound (2025), Hager, Internal restructuring in France, factsheet number 203543, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://dev.eurofound.europa.eu/restructuring-events/detail/203543.
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