Closure of the slaughterhouse in Saeby is brought forward
So far, it has been planned that Friday 14 July would be the last working day for the employees at Danish Crown's slaughterhouse in Saeby. However, the number of pigs for slaughter has fallen to a level where Danish Crown can handle it without problems at the group's other slaughterhouses in Denmark.
"Unfortunately, it shows very clearly why we were forced to close the slaughterhouse in Sæby. There are simply not enough fattening pigs in Denmark to keep all our slaughterhouses running. When we have caught up with what we were behind as a consequence of the spring holidays, we will have a slaughter capacity that significantly exceeds our needs. That is why we have chosen to bring forward the closure of the slaughterhouse in Saeby by three weeks and lay off the employees",says Per Laursen, production director at Danish Crown.
The number of pigs for slaughter in Denmark has fallen by more than 10 percent on a weekly basis in the past year, and therefore Danish Crown's board of directors unfortunately saw no other option in April than to recommend one of the group's six pig slaughterhouses in Denmark for closure.
After negotiations between the company and the employees, the closure became a fact in mid-May, and the majority of employees received their notices with the last day of work on Friday, July 14.
Therefore, the vast majority of employees are now being laid off with effect from Friday 23 June and will continue to receive their wages for another three weeks. For the employees who are registered for further training during that period, there will be no changes.
"In the past few months, we have alternately had single closing days at all our Danish slaughterhouses and tried to distribute the decrease in the number of slaughters equally among our slaughterhouses. It does not make sense to continue that practice when our excess capacity corresponds to what we can slaughter in Saeby, and the closing days constantly create frustrations at our other slaughterhouses. We believe that the employees in Sæby will understand this, even if it means that their time at the slaughterhouse ends earlier than expected", says Per Laursen.
Some of the employees in Saeby will take up jobs at the slaughterhouses in Horsens, Ringsted and Blans near Sønderborg from mid-July.
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