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Manufacturing Manufacturing Of Furniture And Other Manufacturing Manufacture Of Furniture 31.0 - Manufacture Of Furniture
100 jobs Number of planned job losses
Announcement Date
4 January 2024
Employment effect (start)
4 January 2024
Foreseen end date
31 January 2024
Description
The COM40 furniture, mattress and components factory, plans to reduce its workforce by 3.7% (100 people) at the Ociąż plant. The decision is driven by economic challenges, notably a decrease in the number of orders. The redundancy plan, encompassing both production and administrative roles, is expected to conclude by the end of January. Information about the redundancies was provided to the District Labour Office in Ostrów Wielkopolski. Established in 2016, COM40 is a Polish firm with primary business is in furniture, mattresses and furniture components production,
Eurofound (2024), COM40, Internal restructuring in Poland, factsheet number 200667, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://restructuringeventsprod.azurewebsites.net/restructuring-events/detail/200667.
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