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.
Public Administration And Defence Public Administration And Defence; Compulsory Social Security Public Administration And Defence; Compulsory Social Security 84 - Public administration and defence; compulsory social security
200 jobs Number of planned job losses
Announcement Date
3 July 2006
Employment effect (start)
Foreseen end date
Description
200 employees are planned to be laid off from the Hungarian Ministry of Foreign Affairs as part of the efforts of the recently re-elected MSZP-SZDSZ coalition Government to restructure the entire public administration. Originally as many as 300 employees (200 employees from the Budapest office and 100 from missions abroad) were to be dismissed from the Ministry, but, as a result of effective trade union intervention, only two thirds of the original number will be dismissed. The lay offs primarily affect employees close to retirement age and those in support positions (administrators, drivers, etc.) at the missions abroad. In the latter case some of these positions are held by the spouses of diplomates; in the future these positions will be filled by local people in order to save on travel expenses, housing allowances, etc.
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