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 Of Chemicals And Pharamceuticals Manufacture Of Basic Pharmaceutical Products And Pharmaceutical Preparations 21.10 - Manufacture of basic pharmaceutical products
140 jobs Number of planned job creations
Announcement Date
5 February 2020
Employment effect (start)
6 February 2020
Foreseen end date
31 July 2020
Description
Pharmaceutical company Lek from Ljubljana, a subsidiary of the Swiss-based Sandoz, is going to hire about 140 workers in the context of the restructuring of its operations within Novartis group. Some workers will be employed in the global operations centre, responsible for logistics, supply chain, purchasing, quality control, production science, technology and engineering. The global operations centre will have more locations across Lek’s local units. One of them will be in Prevalje, where the company plans comprehensive restructuring. For now, the company announced the shutdown of antibiotic production by late 2021; all other plans are still pending.
Eurofound (2020), Lek, Business expansion in Slovenia, factsheet number 99778, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://restructuringeventsprod.azurewebsites.net/restructuring-events/detail/99778.
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