Liebherr Lienz Employees on Short Time

CompaniesRetail & Consumer ♦ Published: September 22, 2010; 14:58 ♦ (Vindobona)

The refrigeration equipment manufacturer requests AMS for short-time working aid from mid-October to mid-April 2011. Liebherr had 80% of its workforce working short time already in 2009. At the Lienz site, a staff of 1,475 is currently employed.

Liebherr Lienz Employees on Short Time / Picture: © Liebherr

The manufacturer of refrigerators and freezers Liebherr Lienz announced on Wednesday that it will send its employees back to short-time working. The company sought short-time working aid from the AMS (Public Employment Service Austria) from mid-October to mid-April 2011.

Andreas Görgl, CEO of the Lienz location was not reachable for comments.

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