Nokia Press Bulletin Board

JOINT RELEASE OF NOKIA AND ITS GERMAN EMPLOYEE REPRESENTATIVES 

Today Nokia and its employee representatives started negotiations on Nokia’s plan to close its Bochum site. Representatives of Nokia management in Germany and employee representatives met for an initial meeting and agreed to continue the negotiations over the coming weeks. The aim of the negotiations is to reach socially responsible, acceptable and fair solutions for the Nokia employees affected by the company’s closure plan.  

After the initial meeting ended, both parties confirmed that “the start of the negotiations was conducted in a good and open atmosphere with the shared aim to reach a satisfactory solution for all parties concerned as soon as possible”. 

It is mutually understood that these negotiations are to be conducted in a confidential manner and any further information about important steps or certain outcomes of the negotiations will be provided as soon as any important milestones are reached.  

Leading the negotiations from the employer side is Klaus Goll, Managing Director and Director of Labor Relations for Nokia in Germany, and from the employee representatives side is Werner Hammer, head of the Germany works council.