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Raute prepares for further layoffs
Published:  17 June, 2009

Raute Corporation has completed negotiations about additional temporary layoffs affecting some 140 hourly workers at its Nastola location.

The workers could be laid off for a maximum of 90 days if the company’s workload continues to deteriorate.The lay-offs will be implemented gradually depending on work availability.

Raute has made workforce adjustments as early as the end of 2008 when production was significantly reduced.

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