ATS
has
been
implementing
a
restructuring
programme
at
Photowatt
France
intended
to
jolt
the
company
back
to
a
position
of
competitiveness.
Despite
nearly
halving
its
headcount
in
just
two
years,
however,
Photowatt
France
remains
an
albatross
around
its
parent
company’s
neck.
ATS
says
it
will
reduce
workers’
hours
so
that
the
factory
in
Bourgoin-Jallieu
–
near
Lyon,
in
southeastern
France
–
is
running
at
just
one-third
of
its
production
capacity.
Some
90%
of
the
workforce
will
be
asked
to
take
off
between
five
and
30
days
in
November
and
December.
ATS
has
spent…
