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 Manufacturing Of Machinery And Equipment Manufacture Of Machinery And Equipment N.E.C. 28.11 - Manufacture Of Engines And Turbines, Except Aircraft, Vehicle And Cycle Engines
180 jobs Number of planned job losses
Announcement Date
30 July 2024
Employment effect (start)
30 July 2024
Foreseen end date
Description
Generator Produkcja, a company specialising in wind turbine generators, will lay off about 180 employees at its plant in Opole.
The restructuring involves closing the Polish branch due to organisational changes and planned cessation of operations. Employees are offered positions in Magdeburg, Germany, with assistance for relocation and accommodation, though specific terms are unclear. The group redundancy plan was already reported by the company to the Labour Office; all workers of the Polish branch will loose their jobs. Union negotiations are scheduled to begin on July 30, 2024.
Generator Produkcja is part of German company Enercon, founded in 1984; the company has been operating in Opole since 2015.
Eurofound (2024), Generator Produkcja, Closure in Poland, factsheet number 201445, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://restructuringeventsprod.azurewebsites.net/restructuring-events/detail/201445.
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