General Electric (GE) is making a further cut in its workforce in Switzerland. Some 83 jobs in the Steam Power division and the Fieldcore subsidiary are said to be on the verge of being cut, out of the approximately 380 in these units, a joint statement from staff representatives of the US electrical engineering giant and unions reported on Friday. .
Confirming the intentions ascribed to it, GE says the measure affecting Steam Power is part of the scale-up of this unit in the context of the abandonment of the market for new coal-fired power plants. The Swiss subsidiary of the American group plans to cut up to 66 jobs at the Baden site.
A final decision will be made once the consultation procedures have been completed in Europe and Switzerland, a General Electric spokesperson told AWP. The FieldCore unit, which offers external services in the field of steam, could for its part see its workforce reduced by a maximum of 17 positions. However, some employees could be taken over.
The unions Unia and Syna, as well as the Swiss company of commercial employees and representatives of the employees of GE are protesting against the “disrespectful” way of doing the conglomerate, consisting of announcing new collective redundancies on a monthly basis and oppose against this umpteenth destruction of posts.
The consultation processes for the planned job cuts at GE Grid (562 jobs in Oberentfelden) and GE Gas (84 jobs in Baden) are still ongoing, the statement said. The signatories of the latter ask General Electric to put an end to its “salami strategy”, aimed at carrying out multiple layoffs.
Since 2016, GE has increased its workforce cuts in Switzerland at an almost annual rate. Last year the American multinational announced the loss of around 450 jobs in Baden and Birr. After the consultation process, 200 employees were finally made redundant.
Trade unions and employee representatives demand transparent explanations from GE about its plans for the long-term maintenance of production activity in Switzerland. The group said it was aware of the scope of its intentions and of its social responsibility. GE indicates that it wants to implement the existing social plan in its entirety and support the employees concerned in the search for a new job.
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