SIEVI, FINLAND -- Scanfil has agreed not to lay off more than 45 workers in the January quarter at its EMS plant here.

The company has been involved in statutory negotiations since October.

Based on the results of the negotiations, Scanfil EMS Oy decided that besides arrangements of working hours and annual holidays in December, temporary layoffs would involve no more than 45 persons at a time for maximum of 90 days per person during January and April 2015.