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Construction Specialised Construction Activities Specialised Construction Activities 43.2 - Electrical, plumbing and other construction installation activities
New offshoring locations
532 jobs Number of planned job losses
Announcement Date
15 January 2021
Employment effect (start)
15 February 2021
Foreseen end date
30 April 2021
Description
The multi-national company Johnson Controls providing smart technology solutions for buildings and facilities plans to dismiss 532 out of 1,366 employees in its subsidy in Bratislava. The dismissal was announced to the local employment office on 15 January 2021 and should be accomplished by the end of April 2021. Job cuts are caused by organisational changes related to the relocation of activities of the company from Slovakia to India. According to the Head of Communication Unit, the relocation of some activities from Bratislava centre is a strategic decision not related to the economic situation of the company. Changes will mainly concern internal financial and bookkeeping positions. Workplaces ensuring regional support to customers will be retained. Employees in home office have been notified about the planned organisational changes by email.
Eurofound (2021), Johnson Controls, Offshoring/Delocalisation in Slovakia, factsheet number 103189, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://restructuringeventsprod.azurewebsites.net/restructuring-events/detail/103189.
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