Morag McKelvie
Formerly HR Manager
NEC Semiconductors (UK) Limited1982 – 2002
Employees 1600 Investment £810m Land space 518,000m²
Wafer Fab lines (x2), Assembly and Testing
Main products – memory, ASIC and microprocessors
NEC Semiconductors (UK) Limited1982 – 2002
What Happened…….?
Cyclical markets Lack of demand for product Over capacity within NEC Corp
We tried: natural wastage; recruitment restrictions; overtime restrictions;
cost-cutting initiatives, etc.,
31st July 2001 Announced 600 redundancies
Markets continued to worsen
18th December 2001 Announced plant closure
What Happened…….?
The Next Steps…..
Business Plan
Legal Issues Risk Assessment
Management training
Documentation &Policy Development
Communication
Outplacement
Our Objectives…..
to provide employees with practical help towards career or life transition, creating as little hardship as possible
to ensure that employees feel the process is fair-minded, supportive, responsible and decent
for the “Company” reputation as a good employer to remain intact/enhanced
NextMove Centre
A collaboration between:-
NEC(project management)
Scottish Enterprise
Coutts Consultants
NextMove Centre
Employees would see:-
One service One provider One place One NextMove…….
The Team…..
Coutts Consultants
Coutts Consultants
BenefitsAgency
BenefitsAgency
Inland Revenue
Inland Revenue
Scottish EnterpriseEdinburgh & Lothian
Scottish EnterpriseEdinburgh & Lothian
Employment Service
Employment Service
Small Business Gateway
Small Business Gateway
NECNEC
The Practicalities…..
Dedicated area on-site centre Welcoming, open-plan area Private rooms Computer suite “Internet café” Office services Presence from all partners Opening hours to suit users
Targets & Standards
Practical returns % employees resettled within x days of
leaving
Quality Returnsemployee views
Evidence of individual attentioncareer transition plans, CVs, workshops
Meaningful interface with all partnersmaintaining favourable public perception
Working Together….Communicating
Daily operations meetings
Every morning @ 8.30am All team members on site that day Focus for the day Focus on forthcoming events
Weekly strategic meetings
Chaired by NEC Presence from all parties Report on statistics Update from each party Focus on forthcoming events
Working Together….Communicating
Fortnightly meeting with Consultation Group
Regular consultation with Employee representatives
Report by NEC chairperson NextMove rep present Q&A session – feedback important
Working Together….Communicating
Support for employees….
Pre-decision counselling One-to-one counselling CV preparation Workshops Jobs Fairs Newsletters
Support for employees….
Freephone helpline See –V project European Computer Driving
Licence Other vocational training Information sessions Financial advice
Our Achievements….
provided employees with practical help towards career or life transition
ensured that employees felt the process was fair-minded, supportive, responsible and decent
ensured the “Company” reputation as a good employer remained intact/enhanced
The NextMove….