JBG-2

Type
Internal restructuring
Country
Poland
Region
Makroregion południowy; Śląskie;
Location of affected unit(s)
Warszowice, Żory
Sector
Manufacturing
(28) Manufacture of machinery and equipment
28.2 - Manufacture of other general-purpose machinery
28.25 - Manufacture of non-domestic air conditioning equipment
205 jobs
Number of planned job losses
Job loss
Announcement Date
2 April 2020
Employment effect (start)
31 March 2020
Foreseen end date
30 April 2020

Description

The Polish producer of refrigeration equipment JBG-2 will cut up to 205 positions throughout a collective dismissal programme at its two production facilities in Warszowice and Żory by the end of April 2020. The programme will affect both administrative and production staff. The source reports that the redundant workers will receive severance pay. The restructuring is motivated the fall in demand related to the COVID-19 pandemic.

JBG-2 has been operating in Poland since 1989; currently, the company employs 730 people.

Sources

Citation

Eurofound (2020), JBG-2, Internal restructuring in Poland, factsheet number 100284, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://apps.eurofound.europa.eu/restructuring-events/detail/100284.