Type
Internal restructuring
Country
Finland
Region
Manner-Suomi; Etelä-Suomi; Varsinais-Suomi
Location of affected unit(s)
Laitila, Rauma, Pori and Ulvila
Sector
Education
Education
Vet, Higher And Tertiary Education
85.32 - Technical and vocational secondary education

65 jobs
Number of planned job losses
Job loss
Announcement Date
21 January 2016
Employment effect (start)
Foreseen end date

Description

Vocational school WinNova has initiated employer-employee negotiations aiming to cut 65 positions. The reason for the internal restructuring is reduced grants from the government beginning in 2017. WinNova has a savings demand of €6 million, corresponding to 9% of the total budget. All employees are affected by the negotiations.

Redundancies will be implemented through retirements, non-extensions of fixed term contracts as well as lay-offs. 

The ERM has previously reported on employer-employee negotiations at a number of Finnish Universities following budget cuts by the government of €600 million during 2016-2020, leading to redundancies at many of the 14 Finnish universities. The ERM has reported on ongoing employer-employee negotiations at Aalto UniversityÅbo Akademithe University of Eastern Finland, Lappeenranta University of Technology and the University of Helsinki


Sources

  • 21 January 2016: Svenska YLE

Citation

Eurofound (2016), WinNova, Internal restructuring in Finland, factsheet number 86436, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://restructuringeventsprod.azurewebsites.net/restructuring-events/detail/86436.