Redundancies apply to the entire group. The number of people in each store will be reduced, including 15 people in the Ylivieska store.
Tavaratalo Kärkkäinen is laying off 45 of its employees. This was reported by Keskipohjanmaa. In addition, eight employees will be dismissed from the company’s import company.
The change negotiations that started in June ended at the beginning of August.
Redundancies apply to the entire group. The number of people in each store will be reduced, including 15 people in the Ylivieska store.
Kärkkäinen also has stores in Northern Ostrobothnia in Ii and Oulu, and in Southern Finland in Lahti.
The need to reduce the workforce is said to be due to a general increase in costs, which weakens profitability.
The company employs around 800 people.
Kärkkäinen is expanding to Rovaniemi. On Monday, August 15, the Rovaniemi city government approved the land use agreement for the construction of a department store.
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