Syndicom on Ringier expansion and Swissprinters redundancies
Following Ringier Switzerland’s announcement that it is acquiring a 60 percent stake in the startup Deindeal.ch while simultaneously laying off 37 employees at Swissprinters, Syndicom has responded: The union is calling for a thorough review of all options to prevent layoffs.
Ringier is continuing to expand its digital business, which already accounts for well over 20 percent of sales in Switzerland. At the same time, the Swissprinters Group, which is majority-owned by Ringier, is laying off 37 people as a result of the closure of the plant. The media and communications union Syndicom does not agree with these redundancies.
It is understandable that a media company like Ringier is expanding in the online sector. However, the simultaneous closure of a production facility of its own subsidiary Swissprinters is a sour note, the union said in a statement. "Does the mother not know what the daughter is doing? Or does the daughter have to finance more children for the mother?" Snydicom is of the opinion that the Ringier Group, with all its subsidiaries, has sufficient financial resources to avoid redundancies, the press release continues. In a company as large as Swissprinters with 1,000 employees, it is possible to guarantee all those affected a job. Syndicom is therefore calling for a serious examination of all options to prevent redundancies in Strengelbach and will discuss the next steps with those affected.
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