Type
Internal restructuring
Country
Poland
Region
Location of affected unit(s)
Sector
Transportation / Storage
Warehousing And Support Activities For Transportation, Postal And Courier Activities
Postal And Courier Activities
53.1 - Postal activities under universal service obligation

1,500 jobs
Number of planned job losses
Job loss
Announcement Date
3 February 2009
Employment effect (start)
Foreseen end date
31 December 2009

Description

Poczta Polska, the Polish postal operator, is to lay of 1,500 employees by the end of 2009 across Poland. In January 2009, the management of Poczta Polska, signed an agreement with its trade unions concerning a restructuring programme for the postal operator. Poczta Polska had a loss of approximately PLN 100 million in 2008. Provisions of the plan include shedding 1,500 administrative jobs by the end of the year; the aggregate workforce of Poczta Polska is 100,000 employees.


Sources

  • 3 February 2009: Rzeczpospolita

Citation

Eurofound (2009), Poczta Polska, Internal restructuring in Poland, factsheet number 68131, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://restructuringeventsprod.azurewebsites.net/restructuring-events/detail/68131.