Lignit Hodonín

Type
Bankruptcy
Country
Czechia
Region
Česko; Jihovýchod; Jihomoravský kraj
Location of affected unit(s)
Hodonín
Sector
Mining / Quarrying
05 - Mining of coal and lignite
05 - Mining of coal and lignite
05 - Mining of coal and lignite
210 jobs
Number of planned job losses
Job loss
Announcement Date
30 March 2010
Employment effect (start)
1 January 2010
Foreseen end date
31 March 2010

Description

Czech coal mining company Lignit Hodonín went bankrupt with 210 job losses. The firm has been facing insolvency since September 2009. As the employer did not pay salaries to its employees, about 160 employees already left the site in January 2010.

Sources

  • 30 March 2010: Hospodárske noviny

Citation

Eurofound (2010), Lignit Hodonín, Bankruptcy in Czechia, factsheet number 70340, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://apps.eurofound.europa.eu/restructuring-events/detail/70340.