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.
Transportation / Storage 52 - Warehousing, storage and support activities for transportation 52.2 - Support activities for transportation 52.21 - Service activities incidental to land transportation
121 jobs Number of planned job losses
Announcement Date
24 February 2026
Employment effect (start)
1 April 2026
Foreseen end date
31 December 2026
Description
Správa železnic, a Czech state company operating in the railway industry, has announced plans to lay off 121 employees by the end of 2026 as part of its restructuring efforts aimed at achieving significant cost savings. The organization plans to streamline its structure and enhance efficiency, with further layoffs anticipated in the future.
The layoffs will mainly affect administrative and managerial positions. The management of the organization will undergo a fundamental change. From April, the management structure will be simplified, expenses on marketing, IT and legal services will be reduced by 20 percent, and key activities will be centralised. For example, the current 21 operating districts will be merged under central dispatching offices in Prague and Přerov. The layoffs are not expected to affect employees who operate the railway itself.
The announced restructuring will bring annual savings of CZK 335.6 million (€ 13.8 million). The company currently employs about 17,000 people across the country.
Eurofound (2026), Správa železnic, Internal restructuring in Czechia, factsheet number 204292, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://apps.eurofound.europa.eu/restructuring-events/detail/204292.
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