Type
Internal restructuring
Country
Czechia
Region
Moravskoslezsko; Moravskoslezsky;
Location of affected unit(s)
Ostrava
Sector
Manufacturing
Manufacture Of Basic Metal And Fabricated Metal Products
Manufacture Of Basic Metals
24.52 - Casting of steel

200 jobs
Number of planned job losses
Job loss
Announcement Date
16 December 2011
Employment effect (start)
1 January 2012
Foreseen end date
31 March 2012

Description

Evraz Vítkovice Steel (EVS), the third largest Czech steel company, is to dismiss 200 employees, roughly 14 percent of its total labour force. The redundancies are to be implemented in the first quarter of 2012 due to the loss of orders.

Trade unions are reported to try to ensure the highest possible compensation for the redundant workers. The trade unions' aim is a compensation level of up to 15 wages depending on the number of work years.

The firm, which has been part of Russia´s Evraz Group since 2005, employs 1,400 people. 


Sources

  • 16 December 2011: Patria Online
  • 16 December 2011: Lidové Noviny

Citation

Eurofound (2011), Evraz Vítkovice Steel, Internal restructuring in Czechia, factsheet number 72894, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://restructuringeventsprod.azurewebsites.net/restructuring-events/detail/72894.