Type
Internal restructuring
Country
Croatia
Region
Hrvatska; Kontinentalna Hrvatska; Grad Zagreb
Location of affected unit(s)
Zagreb, but also some other cities in Croatia
Sector
Administrative Services
Office Administrative, Office Support And Other Business Support Activities
Office Administrative, Office Support And Other Business Support Activities
82 - Office administrative, office support and other business support activities

152 jobs
Number of planned job losses
Job loss
Announcement Date
8 July 2014
Employment effect (start)
8 July 2014
Foreseen end date
31 July 2014

Description

The Croatian Chamber of Economy (CCE) has announced that it will cut 152 jobs by the beginning of August 2014. According to the sources, the restructuring is a result of the economic crisis with CCE’S revenue almost halving in recent years. In July, reform of the CCE was announced. According to the sources, this reform involves the reduction of the number of organisational units and directors as well as an increase in efficiency. The sources report that about 90% of the job cuts will be through early retirements and employees will receive adequate severance payments. The CCE has borrowed HRK 13.5 million (€1.8 million) from Raiffeisenbank Austria in order to fund the job cuts.

The CCE is an independent business organisation and together with the Chamber’s working bodies, they promote, represent and protect their members’ common interests. The sources report that the CCE has its headquarters in Zagreb and also has 20 county chambers across Croatia.


Sources

Citation

Eurofound (2014), Croatian Chamber of Economy, Internal restructuring in Croatia, factsheet number 77303, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://restructuringeventsprod.azurewebsites.net/restructuring-events/detail/77303.