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Manufacturing Manufacture Of Computer, Electrical Electronic And Optical Products Manufacture Of Electrical Equipment 27.51 - Manufacture of electric domestic appliances
590 jobs Number of planned job creations
Announcement Date
18 August 2020
Employment effect (start)
18 August 2020
Foreseen end date
30 September 2020
Description
Hisense Gorenje, the home appliance manufacturer (producer of refrigerators, kitchen stoves, washing, drying, dish-washing machines), has cancelled ongoing dismissals which were announced in April 2020 and announced at least 350 new employments in September 2020. The company reports a 30% rise in demand for home appliances compared to 2019 and expects between 15% and 20% production growth at the beginning of 2021. For this reason, workers whose employment contracts were to be terminated in July will keep their jobs. Moreover, 240 new workers have been employed in August 2020, and between 350 and 400 are to be hired in September. All new employments are temporary and will last at least until the end of the year.
Eurofound (2020), Hisense Gorenje, Business expansion in Slovenia, factsheet number 101545, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://restructuringeventsprod.azurewebsites.net/restructuring-events/detail/101545.
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