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.
Manufacturing Manufacture Of Chemicals And Pharamceuticals Manufacture Of Chemicals And Chemical Products 20 - Manufacture of chemicals and chemical products
230 jobs Number of planned job losses
Announcement Date
4 June 2007
Employment effect (start)
15 June 2007
Foreseen end date
31 December 2007
Description
Rationalisation and restructuring is going on in Duslo Company, which is one of the biggest Slovak chemical firms. According to Duslo PR manager, Daniel Å abÃk, company management considers the increase of the labour productivity is inevitable for company´s competitiveness and, therefore it decided to reduce the staff in some organisational units of the company. In total 230 employees will be dismissed from the company till the end of 2007. Dismissals will start in early June 2007.
Sources
4 June 2007: Hospodárske noviny
Citation
Eurofound (2007), Duslo, Internal restructuring in Slovakia, factsheet number 65480, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://restructuringeventsprod.azurewebsites.net/restructuring-events/detail/65480.
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