Whirlpool

Type
Closure
Country
Sweden
Region
Östra Sverige; Östra Mellansverige; Östergötlands län
Location of affected unit(s)
Norrkoeping
Sector
Manufacturing
(26 - 27) Manufacture of electrical, electronic and optical products
27.5 - Manufacture of domestic appliances
27.5 - Manufacture of domestic appliances
323 jobs
Number of planned job losses
Job loss
Announcement Date
22 January 2014
Employment effect (start)
22 July 2014
Foreseen end date
31 December 2014

Description

Home appliances manufacturer Whirlpool will close down its factory in Norrköping, making all 323 employees redundant by the end of 2014. Staff are expected to remain working until at least July.

Negotiations have started between the union IF Metall and the company. 

Whirlpool is based in the US, employing about 69,000 staff globally. In 2011, the ERM reported on the group’s plan to cut on 5,000 staff worldwide by the end of 2013.

Sources

  • 22 January 2014: Dagens Nyheter

Citation

Eurofound (2014), Whirlpool, Closure in Sweden, factsheet number 76495, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://dev.eurofound.europa.eu/restructuring-events/detail/76495.