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Philips: Phase-out of production and personnel at Philips Drachten

June 12, 2024

We have our members in our last newsletter informed about the suspend collective labor agreement negotiations by Philips. The reason therefor expectant us at that moment did not told.

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Transfer production en dismantling employment opportunities

In the meantime heeft the employer us communicated what the talk for this is: Philips will increase employment in the Netherlands again tapering off by part of the production of mother and baby products in Drachten about to Moon to Indonesia. According to Philips, the cost price van this products a lot of increased Causing Philips did not good can compete with else businesses on the market. Phillips expected given by production is cheaper abroad.

Continue remains production van shaver heads in the Netherlands. But henceforth will in Drachten logos assembly of complete razors for de European market take place. For de Asian market shall this assembly to China move.

By this in action shall 200 flexible forces in 200. wide Employees within now and two year their job to lose. If safety net there it is central social plan that until end 2025 valid is. Phillips heeft in the meantime indicated that they are this central social plan with a few modifications would like to renew after the end of the term.

Effects discomfort sleep apnea devices

As second mededeling Philips indicated that she because of the malaise around de sleep apnea devices hefty financial Services heeft moeten at your destination in America. He are approximately 10 million devices substitute. In addition, be damage claims van consumers en businesses compensated. Costs boil walk already in the billions while there too lawsuits Tegen Philips walk in else countries.

Disappointing order intake

beside is there indicated given by order intake already one number quarters lagging behind. So long your did not improves, remains Philips economize on the Costs.

Expectation wage offer

To cause of the above named reasons gives Philips indicates that they her wage offer for a new dog adjusts. With else words. Then wage offer employer will be far below the wage demand of the unions lie. The employer will us her wage offer during de next collective labor agreement round early July know.

Nothing news?

Perhaps are we did not very surprised by this notices employer because we unfortunately accustomed are touched to this kind austerity measures by transferring production to it abroad en dismantling van personeel† We how we can help your to real extremely worrying that Philips again a part remaining production in The Netherlands is winding down and so it future perspective van this loyal employees at Philips harms.

New is that the dismantling of employment in it past never is an argument been around collective labor agreement negotiations stop too put en Bench? wage offer out to Moon† We questions us off where your ends en are curious to de comments op this course of events.

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How further?

This is in it card what we consider from the employer argumentation to have heard around ongoing collective labor agreement negotiations te pause† We shall de collective labor agreement negotiations on July 3 next to resume. Straight away then shall the members Inform about the outcome boil.

Contact

If you have any questions or comments regarding this message, please contact the representative Suat Koetloe at suat.koetloe@unie.nl or call with
06-5252 2061.

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