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.
Manufacturing Manufacture For Transport Equipment Manufacture Of Motor Vehicles, Trailers And Semi-Trailers 29.10 - Manufacture of motor vehicles
350 jobs Number of planned job losses
Announcement Date
25 September 2019
Employment effect (start)
Foreseen end date
31 December 2019
Description
Car manufacturing company Opel Manufacturing Poland announced plans to reduce its workforce at the plant in Gliwice by 350 employees. In July 2019, the company launched a voluntary redundancy programme for the plant, which did not meet the target of 350 redundancies. As a result, the company decided to carry out a parallel, compulsory restructuring event to reach its target by the end of 2019. According to report, the decision is related to a fall in the production of passenger cars.
At the same time, the company plans to build a new plant in Gliwice for the production of large vans, which is expected to be operational by 2021. There are reports of speculation as to the redeployment of redundant employees in the new plant.
The company belongs to Groupe PSA and employs around 2,100 people in Gliwice.
Eurofound (2019), Opel Manufacturing Poland, Internal restructuring in Poland, factsheet number 98883, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://restructuringeventsprod.azurewebsites.net/restructuring-events/detail/98883.
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