Restructuring events
European Restructuring Monitor (ERM)
The restructuring events database contains factsheets with data on large-scale restructuring events reported in the principal national media and company websites in each EU Member State. This database was created in 2002.
PG Silesia, the only privately owned coal mine in Poland operating in the mining sector, has announced plans to carry out collective redundancies affecting up to 754 employees across all occupational groups at its site in Czechowice-Dziedzice, Silesian Voivodeship. The collective redundancies will be implemented in three rounds: the first running until 28 February 2026, the second until the end of March 2026, and the third concluding by the end of April 2026.
the restructuring is driven by a severe and ongoing deterioration of its financial position, which led to the mine entering formal restructuring in late 2024, as well as technical challenges, reduced extraction volumes, and insufficient revenue from coal sales.
Job-reduction measures will be shaped through consultations beginning 5 December, with timelines subject to change depending on the restructuring process. The local labour office is preparing information meetings and support for affected workers, including guidance on registration and potential access to early-retirement benefits.
Unions have received the company’s formal notice and are preparing negotiations.
PG Silesia has operated for over a century and remains a major regional employer in Silesia’s traditional mining sector.
Eurofound (2025), PG Silesia, Internal restructuring in Poland, factsheet number 203786, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://apps.eurofound.europa.eu/restructuring-events/detail/203786.
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