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Information / Computing Computer programming, consultancy and related activities Computer programming, consultancy and related activities 62 - Computer programming, consultancy and related activities
138 jobs Number of planned job losses
Announcement Date
24 October 2024
Employment effect (start)
17 December 2024
Foreseen end date
Description
Government IT Centre Valtori is planning job cuts and has initiated cooperation negotiations. The negotiations may lead to the dismissal of up to 160 people and material changes to the terms and conditions of employment. All Valtori employees, 1,660 people in total, are within the scope of the collective consultation process, which started on 5 November, 2024.
Valtori gets most of its’ revenue from billing other government bodies, which are facing budget cuts. Thus, Valtori is preparing itself for a reduced revenue stream and thus cutting costs by letting go personnel.
Valtori operates across 25 locations in Finland.
Update, 2025-01-22
Valtori has concluded cooperation negotiations and the maximum number of dismissals has been reduced from 160 to 138. There is still ongoing investigations on whether new job descriptions can be offered to employees facing redundancy.
Sources
24 October 2024: Valtori press release (valtori.fi)
Eurofound (2024), Valtori, Internal restructuring in Finland, factsheet number 201878, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://restructuringeventsprod.azurewebsites.net/restructuring-events/detail/201878.
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