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Manufacturing (28) Manufacture of machinery and equipment 28 - Manufacture of machinery and equipment n.e.c. 28 - Manufacture of machinery and equipment n.e.c.
290 jobs Number of planned job losses
Announcement Date
2 October 2009
Employment effect (start)
1 October 2009
Foreseen end date
31 December 2009
Description
On 1 October 2009, Fabryka Łożysk Tocznych, a ball bearing factory in Kraśnik, announced a collective redundancy programme which will result in the loss of 290 jobs. More than 150 of the affected employees will benefit from an early retirement scheme. The redundancies are expected to be completed by late 2009. By then the company will be left with a workforce of about 2,000.
Sources
2 October 2009: Wirtualny Nowy Przemysł Webside (www.wnp.pl)
Citation
Eurofound (2009), Fabryka Łożysk Tocznych, Internal restructuring in Poland, factsheet number 69674, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://apps.eurofound.europa.eu/restructuring-events/detail/69674.