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Manufacturing Manufacture Of Rubber And Plastic Products And Other Non-Metallic Mineral Products Manufacture Of Other Non-Metallic Mineral Products 23.1 - Manufacture of glass and glass products
155 jobs Number of planned job losses
Announcement Date
11 January 2012
Employment effect (start)
1 February 2012
Foreseen end date
30 June 2012
Description
On 11 January 2012, Huta Szkła Szczakowa, a glass manufacturer, announced plans to shut down its factory and dismiss all 155 employees. The collective dismissals will be implemented in February and the redundancies process is expected to be concluded by late June 2012. The local labour office has been notified accordingly.
The company has been operating since 1911. Huta Szkła Szczakowa has been facing financial problems for some years.
Sources
11 January 2012: Wirtualny Nowy Przemysł ()
Citation
Eurofound (2012), Huta Szkła Szczakowa, Closure in Poland, factsheet number 72988, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://restructuringeventsprod.azurewebsites.net/restructuring-events/detail/72988.
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