Friday, July 30, 2010

It Seems The Dutch Are (Justifiably) Steamed -- At Merck


An anonymous but kindly commenter offers us this lead.

And so, just as I predicted, the Dutch Works Council has asserted its right to consultation, and negotiation -- related to the Dutch parts of the 2009 bust-up of Schering-Plough -- per Dow Jones:

. . . .The works council. . . is taking the U.S. pharmaceutical firm to court over planned job cuts in the Netherlands, a works council spokesman said Friday, confirming earlier media reports.

The works council said it hasn't been consulted on the reorganization of Merck's Dutch operations, which will see R&D sites shut down and 2,175 of a total 4,500 workers laid off, even though [consultation] is compulsory under Dutch law. . . .

The works council is seeking to block the reorganization and is asking the court to prevent Merck from selling any equipment and other assets while legal procedure is ongoing. . . .

I'll keep you posted.

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