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Media 60 - Programming, broadcasting, news agency and other content distribution activities 60 - Programming, broadcasting, news agency and other content distribution activities 60 - Programming, broadcasting, news agency and other content distribution activities
180 jobs Number of planned job losses
Announcement Date
18 April 2006
Employment effect (start)
Foreseen end date
31 December 2008
Description
The new director of the Slovak public radio station announced a major restructuring of the company. Foreseen changes would concern the organisational structure of the radio as well as the television broadcasting. The new director also announced that the changes he plans will impact the number of employees in the radio department. The current number of staff in this department, which amounts to 900 employees, should be reduced to 720 within the next two to three years.
According to the currently available information, 50 employees were dismissed by 1 August 2006. According to the Slovak Radio management, the next 130 employees should leave the company earlier than expected - till the end of May 2007.
Sources
3 August 2006: Pravda
25 July 2006: SME
18 April 2006: SME
Citation
Eurofound (2006), Slovenský rozhlas, Internal restructuring in Slovakia, factsheet number 63340, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://apps.eurofound.europa.eu/restructuring-events/detail/63340.