Type
Internal restructuring
Country
Poland
Region
Poludniowy; Malopolskie; Miasto Krakow
Location of affected unit(s)
Kraków
Sector
Education
Education
Education
85 - Education

585 jobs
Number of planned job losses
Job loss
Announcement Date
8 July 2013
Employment effect (start)
1 September 2013
Foreseen end date

Description

On 8 July 2013, Kraków Local Government announced its plans to reduce employment in the local schools by 585 jobs (420 teachers and 165 other employees working in the education sector).

The employment reduction in education is due to the "baby bust" and the need to cut public expenditure (local government claims that the subsidies from the Ministry of National Education is not high enough). Therefore, Kraków Local Government is to implement a restructuring programme of local education, namely part of schools will be closed and some schools will be combined.

The Ministry of National Education and the Polish Teachers’ Union estimate that about 7,700 teachers will lose their jobs in 2013 across Poland.

For related restructuring see Lodz Local government 2013.


Sources

  • 8 July 2013: Bankier
  • 9 July 2013: TVP Kraków

Citation

Eurofound (2013), Kraków Local Government, Internal restructuring in Poland, factsheet number 75827, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://restructuringeventsprod.azurewebsites.net/restructuring-events/detail/75827.