Labor shortage + layoffs tide LED industry as what?

"Labor shortage" and "downsizing" is the two highest frequency of Chinese manufacturing industry in recent years. According to the Guangdong Provincial Department of human resources and social security statistics show that in 2014, Guangdong enterprises short term employment gap amplification phenomenon, the peak reached 800 thousand - 1 million. At the same time, Haier layoffs, GREE, Foxconn disguised layoffs and a series of actions caused public concern. Lighting lighting industry in recent years is booming, but by the downturn large environmental impact, it is the escape of "labor shortage has not ended, layoffs and joined in the curse.

At the end of November, the international well-known enterprises as OSRAM released an announcement that will cut more than 10% of the staff to save costs, layoffs are expected to reduce 4700 jobs, in order to improve the competitiveness, enhance profitability, which is the LED lighting industry the most representative substantial layoffs. In fact, as early as July of this year, OSRAM announced plans to lay off 7800 people worldwide, the layoffs are expected to save the company for $1 billion 300 million. In the past few years, OSRAM has closed 11 production facilities in the global context, a total of layoffs of 8700 people, the company can call the funds remaining only $600 million.

Industry development is like a roller coaster

According to market research firm estimates, in 2014 the market value of LED lighting was $35 billion 300 million, compared with an increase of 47.8% in 2014, LED lighting penetration in 2013 will also be raised to $32.7%. And, in 2014 the global LED lighting demand will increase 6, of which the largest increase in household lighting, 2015 will be increased 9, far higher than the 37% commercial and industrial use of 57%, of which the most widely used lamp bulb and a penetration rate of 20% and 15% respectively.

Nevertheless, these dazzling data industry will bring up, into the tonic, although from the beginning of 2014, the market recovery, had a prosperous days, but lively scene will also scattered quickly, conceal the 2014 lighting industry downturn, the rest of the industry is crying even diego.

2014 LED lighting business has not run away one after another break, lighting enterprises to reduce the cost of layoffs, in order to meet the LED industry crisis. In fact, according to the main reason for layoffs is a direct relationship with the downturn in the industry, while the industry downturn is affected by the overall economic downturn, the impact of real estate decline. OSRAM layoffs news lingering unfinished, reporter recently learned that Foshan as a cut prices of more than 40 workers in the end of the year, the reason is also cut in order to save corporate expenses. In addition, according to the survey interview planning team learned that the lighting industry employment fluctuation is obvious, the peak season recruit more people, because the rush order needs, reduce 50% of employees off-season, because it does not need the overload orders beyond the needs of cost.

A wave of not yet again"

From the Guangdong Provincial Department of human resources and social security data show that postganglionic enterprises in Guangdong short-term employment gap amplification phenomenon, the peak value of 800 thousand - 1 million. Among them, the Pearl River Delta, the peak value of the employment gap between the seven cities is divided into cities,, Shenzhen is currently missing workers, followed by Dongguan and Foshan, respectively, the lack of work for 100 thousand people and 80 thousand people.

Data show that there are 93.75% lighting companies said the lack of personnel, but the staff gap is not large, 60% lighting companies said personnel gap ratio is less than 5%, 26.67% of the said lighting enterprise personnel gap in the range of 10% - 15%, only 13.33% of the lighting business personnel gap of more than 15%. Among them, 15% of the lighting enterprise personnel gaps are basically general strokes.

"Labor shortage has not ended, layoffs and joined in the heat". Days ago there was news that OSRAM is a named "Push" to save the spending plan, including the reduction of 21% of the company's workforce, about 8700 jobs at the same time, the company will gradually shut down its 43 factories in 1/4, the plan is expected to save 1 billion 200 million euros for the company, about 1 billion 630 million dollars. Coincidentally, the US chipmaker Broadcom (Broadcom) recently announced that it will close the baseband chip business, and will lay off 2500 people, in fact, by the end of last year, the number of employees worldwide Broadcom is 125 thousand and 500, which means that the size of the layoffs will be 20%. But after the international giant PHILPS in order to reduce operating costs and substantial layoffs action is triggered no small industry attention, visible, carried out "downsizing" hot in the LED industry in the interpretation of a wave after wave of wave.

Industry employment demand on the rise

Along with the international lighting giant "criterionsingle blockbuster" "downsizing" action in the industry can cause a series of concerns, the lighting industry from a dead end? But have to say, the fine can be found, the lighting giant slimming action lies in Jane political elite. With the transformation of traditional lighting to LED lighting, PHILPS, GE, OSRAM and other transfer of business focus, in order to streamline the business, focusing on LED, reduce labor costs, layoffs is forced to move, is self-help initiatives.

According to the survey found that the lighting industry employment demand is rising in the whole. This year, the number of employees has increased the number of enterprises accounted for 47.62%, the employment situation is not much change this year (normal) enterprises accounted for more than 23.81%, while the number of workers accounted for the decline in the number of enterprises accounted for only about 28.57%.

Survey reflects the number of enterprises to increase the number of workers for the future development of enterprises to expand production needs, this part of the enterprise to the well-known large enterprises in the industry, as well as part of the processing of small and medium enterprises in order to increase