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Management in Steinach also has no future: TE Connectivity is tearing down all the shops on Lake Constance
At the Steinach location, not only 259 jobs are lost in production, but also 37 in administration, a total of around 300 jobs. Solutions have been found for students. And there should already be a number of stakeholders for the company site that will be free.
TE Connectivity at Steinach. The location will be closed, the around 300 jobs will disappear.
On August 11, 2020, it was clear: US electronics company TE Connectivity will shut down production at the Steinach location, all 259 jobs from the plant will be eliminated. Now another decision has been made: the jobs of the 37 employees working in the administration will also disappear at Steinach. In other words: TE Connectivity is demolishing all of its tents on Lake Constance. Company spokesman Alexander Filz said at the request that the 37 administrative offices “were not lost” but “moved.” Where? That’s “in the clarification stage.”
The staff had previously suspected that sooner or later these jobs could be lost at Steinach and moved to Schaffhausen, where TE Connectivity has had its formal corporate headquarters since mid-2009. In the event of a relocation to Schaffhausen, some employees could possibly continue their put there, depending on your place of residence and mobility. Filz says generally:
“We are in contact with individual people to find the best possible solutions here.”
All students are cared for
Felt has better news about the students. In August it was said that TE Connectivity was still looking for a connection solution for four of the 17 trainees. Now felt says:
“All of our apprentices have found a new learning and will be accompanied by us in the transition phase.”
And furthermore: “We also offer financial support to the companies that have taken charge of them.” TE Connectivity had promised that, as well as that ten of the trainees could or will complete their training at the company.
In addition, the calendar formulated in August continues to apply. Consequently, the plant should be closed “in summer 2021”. As announced, 70 layoffs were pronounced in August and September. TE Connectivity is also sticking to the plan of “doing outstanding completions in individual waves,” as Filz puts it. Based on original information, this would mean there will be 40 layoffs in November and possibly December and more will be staggered in the next year.
Outplacement Specialist Support
Filz does not provide any information on the extent of natural exits, early retirement, etc. Not even about how many employees have already found a new job. When asked how many layoffs TE Connectivity expects in total, Filz says, “That can’t be said today.” In August it was said that the company assumed that the layoffs would have to be pronounced “in most cases” among the 259 production employees, combined with a social plan.
According to Filz, in mid-August a cooperation began with two relocation specialists:
“The offer consists, on the one hand, of advice and support in the job search and, on the other, of a specific mediation where possible.”
Virtual training courses and workshops have already been held. Employees who were unable to attend can access the lessons online as a webinar. About half of the employees enrolled in online training courses and registered directly with outplacement specialists for further advice.
The RAV has also been activated
Furthermore, as Filz puts it, TE Connectivity works “closely with the responsible authorities.” Karin Jung, head of the Office of Economy and Labor in the canton of St. Gallen, said that the regional responsible employment agency (RAV) informed affected employees in Steinach in August about the receipt of allowances and their offers, as advice, placement, labor market measures, etc. .
Participants could also register directly with the RAV for the event, Jung says. There is currently no active exchange between RAV and TE Connectivity. However, the company announced in the summer that it would contact the RAV again on the occasion of new layoffs, that is, the second tranche in November and December, says the head of the office.
“No long-term relaxation”
On the course of business, Filz says the situation is developing “in line with expectations”; unfortunately there was no “long term relaxation” given the external circumstances. TE Connectivity ended the Steinach plant, which manufactures connectors for the automotive industry, with structural changes in automotive construction (trend towards electromobility), increased cost pressure, excess capacity and a necessary shortening of times of delivery due to the greater geographic proximity to clients in Asia, Eastern Europe and established in the United States. TE Connectivity has not commented to the contrary from the workforce that the plant is very competitive in an international comparison.
In the long term, there is also the question of what will happen to the company’s facilities after TE Connectivity has torn down its stores on Lake Constance. Alexander Filz says:
“There are a number of investors and companies that are interested in the area.”
But still “there is no final decision.”
