The Meyer Turku shipyard said it has widened the scope of planned lay offs as the effects of the coronavirus crisis become more pronounced.

The Finnish shipbuilder had started negotiations about temporary layoffs in the middle of March. “Since then, the corona virus pandemic influenced market situation of the shipyard’s customers’ is coming visible and is now forcing Meyer Turku to change the scope of the negotiations,”the shipbuilder said in a statement.

Negotiations are a requirement of the Finnish employment legislation.

“These negotiations will include the permanent layoff of 450 people and other 900 are affected by other measures. These include temporary layoffs of different length, work time adjustments and other arrangements. All personnel groups and levels are part of the negotiations,” Meyer Turku said.