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.
Information / Communication Information Communication Services Telecommunications 61.20 - Wireless telecommunications activities
294 jobs Number of planned job losses
Announcement Date
7 November 2019
Employment effect (start)
Foreseen end date
31 March 2019
Description
Mobile phone operator T-Mobile Polska announced its plans to dismiss 294 employees with a collective dismissal plan by the end of the first quarter of 2020. The restructuring event is planned to affect employees in business support areas and in less profitable stores across the country. According to the company's management, the collective dismissal aims at rationalising business processes and improving profitability and financial effectiveness. The company's revenues for the third quarter of 2019 reportedly amounted to PLN 1.61 billion (€375 million), decreasing by 4.5% when compared to the same period of 2018.
Founded in 1990 and owned by Deutsche Telekom, the company rebranded its name from the previous Era to the current one in 2011. As of November 2019, it has a workforce of around 4,300 employees in Poland.
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