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On Monday (23 January) manroland employees were informed about the details of the decision announced the week before by the creditors' committee to break up the company and eliminate jobs at the three locations.

In Augsburg, a total of 741 employees were let go, the number in Offenbach was 970 and in Plauen 354. Those who lost their jobs were offered the option to sign up to interim employment companies that, according to a spokesperson for insolvency administrator Werner Schneider, are being set up for a period of six months with the intention of ensuring a smooth transition to new employment. If no new job has been found within this period, the prospect of unemployment looms.

Not only is manroland struggling
In flood of reports about the manroland insolvency and its consequences, the announcement that Heidelberger Druckmaschinen AG is planning to eliminate some 2000 jobs worldwide was nearly overlooked. The "FOCUS 2012" efficiency programme contains a package of measures aimed at cutting some 2000 jobs worldwide (see Press Release of Heidelberg

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Charlotte Janischewski

Date

2012-01-24 12:32

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