Type
Internal restructuring
Country
Poland
Region
Location of affected unit(s)
NA
Sector
Information / Communication
Information Communication Services
Telecommunications
61 - Telecommunications

5,700 jobs
Number of planned job losses
Job loss
Announcement Date
12 December 2006
Employment effect (start)
Foreseen end date
31 December 2009

Description

Telekomunikacja Polska, the national telecommunications operator, has signed agreements with the trade unions, providing for voluntary redundancies of up to 5,700 employees over the coming three years. Telekomunikacja Polska currently employs 27,400 people. The redundancies are motivated by the need to reduce cost of telecommunications services in order to be able to compete with new entrants in the market.


Sources

  • 12 December 2006: Puls Biznesu

Citation

Eurofound (2006), Telekomunikacja Polska, Internal restructuring in Poland, factsheet number 64632, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://restructuringeventsprod.azurewebsites.net/restructuring-events/detail/64632.