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Bosch closes plant in Leinfelden: 500 employees affected!
Bosch is closing production in Leinfelden by 2026, affecting 500 employees. Social plan and severance pay offers are planned.
Bosch closes plant in Leinfelden: 500 employees affected!
Bosch is faced with a difficult decision: the closure of production at two locations in the Power Tools division will become a reality in 2025. Around 500 employees are affected in Leinfelden-Echterdingen and Sebnitz, where the production of power tools and accessories is to be stopped. This particularly affects the plant in Leinfelden, which was founded 70 years ago as the main factory for electrical tools and will close its doors by the end of 2026. The move of production to Hungary and China is already being planned Stuttgart News report.
The situation for the employees could hardly be more challenging. Unlike in the automotive sector, where an agreement rules out compulsory layoffs until the end of 2027, employees in the power tools sector have fewer options. However, Bosch wants to draw up a social plan that offers employees the prospect of a transfer company and severance payments. The employees in Leinfelden in particular were loud Mercury the choice between a termination agreement with severance pay or termination. Anyone who does not decide on the termination agreement by December 31, 2026 must expect worse conditions.
Severance payments and future prospects
The severance payment depends on criteria such as age, income and length of service, with the maximum limit being 250,000 euros. A bonus is also offered for quickly signing the termination agreement. It is expected that Bosch will present a concrete offer in mid-November, which will give employees four weeks to think about it. As SPD state leader Andreas Stoch has criticized, these developments are worrying and could have serious effects on employees.
In the context of Bosch's global strategy, the power tool division generated sales of 5.1 billion euros in 2024. This division includes power tools, accessories, garden tools and measurement technology. Thomas Donato, Chairman of the Divisional Board at Bosch Power Tools, emphasized the crucial importance of the agreement with employee representatives.
The closures are a strong sign of change in the industry, which poses major challenges for employees. At Bosch in Leinfelden and Sebnitz it is clear: This is the beginning of a new and difficult phase for many employees who have to prepare for a professional reorientation.