Bosch registers furlough measures at Salzgitter site amid chip supply problems
Published by Global Banking & Finance Review®
Posted on November 3, 2025
1 min readLast updated: January 21, 2026
Published by Global Banking & Finance Review®
Posted on November 3, 2025
1 min readLast updated: January 21, 2026
Bosch has registered furlough measures at its Salzgitter site due to chip supply problems affecting the automobile industry, implementing flexible production adjustments.
BERLIN (Reuters) -Robert Bosch said on Monday that it had registered furlough measures with labour authorities at its Salzgitter site amid chip supply problems across the automobile industry.
"At the Salzgitter plant, we are responding flexibly to production adjustments. To this end, we can make use of the proven instrument of short-time working depending on demand, which we have registered accordingly," the company said in a statement.
(Reporting by Ilona Wiessenbach, Writing by Friederike HeineEditing by Ludwig Burger)
A furlough is a temporary leave of absence from work, often due to special needs of a company, such as financial difficulties or external factors like supply chain issues.
Short-time working is a temporary reduction in the hours worked by employees, often used by companies to adjust to decreased demand while retaining their workforce.
Chip supply issues refer to shortages in semiconductor chips that affect various industries, particularly the automobile sector, causing production delays and operational challenges.
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