Corona crisis: Läderach fires 27 long-term employees

The Corona crisis is causing problems for the Glarus chocolatier. In Switzerland, sales fell by 50 percent, in Germany it was between 20 and 30 percent.

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This has drastic consequences for the employees: Läderach fires 27 employees at the Ennenda GL and Bilten GL locations, as the “Tages-Anzeiger” writes. They received the bad news by email. Because of the corona effects, the head office will be cut.

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Shortly before retirement

Surprising for the strictly believing family of entrepreneurs Läderach, who have committed themselves to charity and Christian ethics: among those affected are several employees over the age of 60, some of whom have worked for the traditional company for almost 20 years. And are about to retire.

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There is no social plan even for them. No severance payments. “Unfortunately, there is no social plan in it,” says Managing Director Johannes Läderach. Given the current economic outlook, it is highly unlikely that the elderly will quickly find a job again.

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Significantly worse conditions

Three other employees were according to “Tages-Anzeiger” new employment contracts submitted for signature on significantly worse terms. According to an insider, there is reason to suspect that the company assumes that those affected will quit themselves.

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So Läderach gets around the duty to work out a social plan. Johannes Läderach rejects this. The layoffs are a “cleanup of the corporate structure”.

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Founded in 1962

The company currently employs 1,100 people, including over 900 in Switzerland. The company operates two production facilities in Glarnerland and 45 sales branches throughout Switzerland. By the end of February 2020, the growth had been in the double-digit range.

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