The restructuring events database contains factsheets with data on large-scale restructuring events reported in the principal national media and company websites in each EU Member State. This database was created in 2002.
Manufacturing Manufacture Of Computer, Electrical Electronic And Optical Products Manufacture Of Electrical Equipment 27 - Manufacture of electrical equipment
200 - 150 jobs Number of planned job losses
Announcement Date
29 April 2010
Employment effect (start)
1 September 2010
Foreseen end date
31 January 2011
Description
According to Dnevnik 4 June 2010, Iskraemeco, a provider of devices and systems for electric energy measuring, laid of workers is 138 in September 2010. The company blames the job losses on the economic downturn. Before implementing redundancy measures the company employed 1,100 employees.
Update:
According to Delo 2 February 2010, the reduction of employment has in fact been larger than previously planned. At end January 2011, Iskremeco had 900 employees, meaning that 200 employees lost jobs.
Sources
2 February 2011: Delo
29 April 2010: Delo
Citation
Eurofound (2010), Iskraemeco, Internal restructuring in Slovenia, factsheet number 70498, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://restructuringeventsprod.azurewebsites.net/restructuring-events/detail/70498.
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