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 Material For Textiles, Apparel, Leather And Related Products Manufacture Of Leather And Related Products 15 - Manufacture of leather and related products
410 jobs Number of planned job losses
Announcement Date
14 November 2008
Employment effect (start)
Foreseen end date
31 March 2009
Description
German shoemaker Gabor is to close its production unit at Liptovsky Mikulas where 410 employees will be made redundant. Dismissals will be finalised by the end of March 2009. Company management decided to close the plant due to the lack of qualified workers and the high staff turnover which has harmed production quality. Gabor management intends to centralise its shoe production in Slovakia in its main unit in Bánovce nad Bebravou.
Eurofound (2008), Gabor, Closure in Slovakia, factsheet number 67549, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://restructuringeventsprod.azurewebsites.net/restructuring-events/detail/67549.
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