Low pig supply disturbs Danish Crown's operations at its abattoir in Ringsted
Starting with the 1st of June, the company will start to scale down the slaughtering at the plant. Although the supply of pigs has increased in the last months, the numbers reported are not enough to sustain the night shifts for workers, when typically 11,500 pigs are slaughtered every week.
The company announced in a statement that about 70 of the employees who are being made redundant will be offered employment as holiday reliefs up until September.
"It's with great regret that we've made this decision, but unfortunately it is a necessary step. I'm sorry that we have to say goodbye to so many highly skilled employees, who have worked hard since we started the extra night shift last summer. They have done a great job, as have their colleagues who helped to train them," says Per Laursen, Vice President Production at Danish Crown Pork.
In May last year, Danish Crown launched an ambitious growth package to halt the decline in the supply of slaughter pigs. According to the company, its plan has succeeded, and since 1 October there was a 2.5 percent increase relative to the previous year – however, the night shift was established on the assumption of a 5 percent increase.
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