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Socially responsible restructuring
Effective strategies for supporting redundant workers

(e) quality of partnership and cooperation, including transfer companies, public
employment services, guidance providers and local employers;
(f) practice for targeting vulnerable and high social cost risk workplaces and
workers, in particular arrangements that opt for differentiation over main-
stream services;
(g) evidence of the returns on the adjustment processes, including any
quantified evidence of employment and educational outcomes;
(h) a review of the enablers and constraints to effective practice of socially
responsible restructuring.
Case study interviewing was tailored to reflect delivery and circumstances and
included a range of managers, selected practitioners and partners, and, in some
cases, referred feedback from employees through programme monitoring
information.
The case studies provide information on the context in which restructuring
takes place, the processes and practices in place to support at-risk workers,
cooperation arrangements with external organisations, impact and effects of the
guidance and adjustment practices on redundant workers, and innovation and
effectiveness of the adopted restructuring strategies. Using these case studies,
the final chapter attempts to formulate commonalities and differences in the
support provided to redundant workers, as well as key success factors and policy
messages to develop socially responsible practices in enterprise restructuring.

6.1. Autovision, Germany (CASE STUDY 1)

6.1.1. Background and context
AutoVision GmbH, an offspring of Volkswagen, was originally established to
provide HR services to automotive companies. The scope of services offered and
sectors covered broadened over time; since 2003, AutoVision has offered
commercial, technical and human resource services to companies from all
sectors, in particular, automotive and manufacturing industries. Services
comprise the management of transfer agencies and companies, qualification
management, temporary work and placement services, as well as regional labour
pools. These create jobs by matching workers with certain skills to firms
according to labour demand.
AutoVision has branches in 18 German cities, including the headquarters at
Wolfsburg, and provides career guidance in restructuring throughout the country.
Branches also exist in Belgium, Hungary, Portugal, and Slovakia, cooperating
mainly with the Volkswagen establishments situated there. In some German

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