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….