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Manufacturing (31) Manufacture of furniture 31 - Manufacture of furniture 31 - Manufacture of furniture
700 jobs Number of planned job losses
Announcement Date
9 February 2009
Employment effect (start)
Foreseen end date
31 December 2009
Description
Nowy Styl of Krosno, which produces furniture and chairs, plans to reduce its workforce by 700 by the end of 2009. The company employs 3,400 people. The company is citing the economic crisis and its impact on the furniture industry, as the reason for the lay offs.
Sources
9 February 2009: Polska Agencja Prasowa Webside (www.pap.pl)
Citation
Eurofound (2009), Nowy Styl, Internal restructuring in Poland, factsheet number 68149, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://apps.eurofound.europa.eu/restructuring-events/detail/68149.