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 Manufacturing Of Furniture And Other Manufacturing Other Manufacturing 32 - Other manufacturing
484 jobs Number of planned job losses
Announcement Date
19 December 2008
Employment effect (start)
1 January 2009
Foreseen end date
31 December 2009
Description
Carrera Optyl, a manufacturer of plastic frames for corrective lenses and sunglasses, will have cut 484 jobs by the end of 2009.
The company is in the majority ownership of Safilo (Italy). It is located in Ormož in north-eastern Slovenia and employed 1,434 workers before March 2009.
After dismissing 147 workers in April and another 137 workers in the period between April and September, the company now employs 1150 people.
Due to further decline in orders and no perspective for an improvement, the company will dismiss another 200 people by the end of 2009 bringing job losses to 484. In Moreover, the management has announced possible further dismissals of 150 employees.
Eurofound (2008), Carrera Optyl, Internal restructuring in Slovenia, factsheet number 67709, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://restructuringeventsprod.azurewebsites.net/restructuring-events/detail/67709.
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