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Transportation / Storage 49 - Land transport and transport via pipelines 49 - Land transport and transport via pipelines 49.1 - Passenger rail transport
760 jobs Number of planned job losses
Announcement Date
20 October 2014
Employment effect (start)
Foreseen end date
31 December 2014
Description
Polish regional passenger train operator Przewozy Regionalne (PR) announced a new restructuring programme affecting about 760 jobs (8% of workforce) by the end of 2014. The jobs will be cut via voluntary departures. The programme is a part of larger restructuring programme aiming at increasing financial effectiveness; the company explained that the workforce reduction is necessary so that PR can become a competitive market player.
Sources
21 October 2014: Money.pl
20 October 2014: Wirtualny Nowy Przemysł
Citation
Eurofound (2014), Przewozy Regionalne, Internal restructuring in Poland, factsheet number 77900, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://apps.eurofound.europa.eu/restructuring-events/detail/77900.