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.
Public Administration And Defence Public Administration And Defence; Compulsory Social Security Administration Of The State And The Economic And Social Policy Of The Community 84.11 - General public administration activities
60 jobs Number of planned job losses
Announcement Date
12 February 2014
Employment effect (start)
Foreseen end date
Description
Haltik, a government ICT agency, has announced up to 60 redundancies of its 440 employees. The agency has started mandatory negotiations with employee representatives on the proposed cuts.
Haltik (Hallinnon tietotekniikkakeskus) provides ICT services mainly to the Interior Ministry, police, rescue services, border control and immigration services. Cuts in public expenditure, particularly in the Interior Ministry, were given by the agency as the reason to seek savings of €3.5 million. Haltik has its headquarters in Rovaniemi, but it has also personnel in 28 additional locations. The agency plans to conclude negotiations by the end of April; by law they have to last at least 6 weeks.
A union representative criticised the proposed cuts and noted that while saving needs have been known since 2012, the agency has kept hiring more employees.
Sources
12 February 2014: Agency press release
12 February 2014: Taloussanomat
Citation
Eurofound (2014), Haltik, Internal restructuring in Finland, factsheet number 76610, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://restructuringeventsprod.azurewebsites.net/restructuring-events/detail/76610.
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