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- Grenchen’s aviation provider Mecaplex plans to lay off up to 35 of its 73 employees by the end of September. They don’t see any other options, the company says.
- “As a result of the corona pandemic and the associated crisis throughout the aviation industry, Mecaplex in Grenchen intends to significantly reduce staff,” the company writes.
- Mecaplex makes windows for airplanes and helicopters and expanded them last year because it worked so well. Now the crisis in the crown is worrying the company.
- The Unia union criticizes the fact that “despite half of the workforce working part-time” it is not right. She demands a layoff waiver.
Keystone
The Solothurn newspaper , The link opens in a new windowspeaks in the print edition of a “clear crown”. Mecaplex justifies the reduction with the number of orders that have collapsed. Only last year things went so well that a second production plant was put into operation, but now everything is different because of the corona effects. “No one could have expected the ordering situation to change so dramatically,” says managing director Beat Jermann.
No one could have expected the ordering situation to change so drastically.
The aviation industry is in crisis due to the corona pandemic, and there is a corresponding lack of orders for aircraft glazing. With long-term plans being made in the aviation industry, the company does not see any recovery from the tense situation in the near future.
The consultation procedure is open according to Mecaplex. Now employees can make suggestions on how to reduce downsizing. The Unia union demands the resignation of layoffs and a social plan.
Companies must decide “in time”
In a situation like this, companies can apply for a short-time job for up to 18 months. “If a company sees that the recession lasts a long time, it must make a decision in time,” explains Jonas Motschi of the Solothurn Office of Economic Affairs. Mecaplex has now done this.
Jonas Motschi does not see a wave of layoffs moving towards the canton of Solothurn. So far this has been an isolated case. According to his assessment, crown-related layoffs could still be expected in the canton of Solothurn. Thomas Buchmann of the Aargau Bureau of Economics and Labor sees it in a similar light. In Aargau, there have also been a large number of downloads due to Corona.
