Plzeňský Prazdroj (Pilsner Urquell)

Type
Internal restructuring
Country
Czechia
Region
Česko; Jihozápad; Plzeňský kraj
Location of affected unit(s)
Plzeň
Sector
Manufacturing
(10 - 11) Manufacture of food and beverage
11.0 - Manufacture of beverages
11.05 - Manufacture of beer
151 jobs
Number of planned job losses
Job loss
Announcement Date
20 March 2009
Employment effect (start)
Foreseen end date
31 December 2009

Description

Plzeňský Prazdroj (Pilsner Urquell), the leading beer maker in Central Europe, is to cut 151 jobs out of 2,500 by the end of 2009 due to the global economic crisis. Dismissed workers will get severance pay based on 5 average monthly wages and on their tenure.

Sources

  • 20 March 2009: Právo

Citation

Eurofound (2009), Plzeňský Prazdroj (Pilsner Urquell), Internal restructuring in Czechia, factsheet number 68590, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://apps.eurofound.europa.eu/restructuring-events/detail/68590.