A total of 35 jobs will be slashed when Kraft Foods Austria, soon to be known as Mondolez, transfers its premises from Vienna to a new plant in Germany in 2013. The profitable company is the first victim in the division of Kraft Food Inc. into Kraft Foods Group and Mondolez International as of October 2012. The 35 employees affected have already been informed of the company's decision. Together with the works council the trade unions PRO-GE and GPA-djp have prepared the negotiations on a redundancy agreement. Some of the employees will be offered early retirement whilst others will have the opportunity to switch to the company's office in Vienna.
English: http://www.austriantimes.at/news/General_News/2012-10-31/45137/_Jacobs ...
German: http://wien.orf.at/news/stories/2556791/
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