Type
Outsourcing
Country
Hungary
Region
Kozep-Magyarorszag; Kozep-Magyarorszag; Budapest
Location of affected unit(s)
Budapest
Sector
Information / Communication
Publishing Of Information; Production And Programming Of Audiovisual
Programming And Broadcasting Activities
60 - Programming and broadcasting activities

176 jobs
Number of planned job losses
Job loss
Announcement Date
11 November 2005
Employment effect (start)
Foreseen end date

Description

Hungarian Television (MTV) is laying off 176 people, including makeup artists, stage designers and setters. The management plants to replace them by ordering services of independent companies. They claim that this will result in cost reduction, but workers' council doubts this statement, as the management did not present any calculation, which would confirm it. Because of that, the council did not sign the dismissal plan. The television has 1,608 employees and about 600 contractors.


Sources

  • 11 November 2005: Népszabadság

Citation

Eurofound (2005), Hungarian Television (MTV), Outsourcing in Hungary, factsheet number 62513, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://restructuringeventsprod.azurewebsites.net/restructuring-events/detail/62513.