Till March, B&R had been utilizing a further shift mannequin for a 12 months: a two-day week with work solely on weekends for a number of hundred staff. This “experiment”, which was used to clear backlogs following supply bottlenecks, brought regarding a stir, and the automation firm based mostly in Eggelsberg (Braunau district) drew a passable conclusion.
Now the wind has modified. There’s a risk of workers cuts.
A “transformation program” operating till the second half of 2025 is meant to cut back prices and to “give attention to these areas that carry the best added worth for purchasers and companions.” B&R, which is a part of the Swiss ABB Group, will not be extra particular. It’s reacting to the at present difficult market situations and is confronted with a “important build-up of inventories” within the sector.
“Lowering the variety of staff is one in all a number of measures we’re contemplating,” says B&R Head of Communications Thomas Koller. On this case, the main focus can be on pure fluctuation, voluntary retirement and voluntary departure. B&R says it employs round 2,500 folks in Austria.
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