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.
Health / Social Work Human Health Services And Activities Human Health Activities 86.1 - Hospital activities
200 jobs Number of planned job losses
Announcement Date
21 May 2007
Employment effect (start)
Foreseen end date
Description
200 employees will be dismissed from the Hódmezővásárhely hospital in Southern Hungary. The hospital is operated by the city council, therefore council representatives decided about the mass redundancy in an effort to contain mounting debts and control losses as a result of the government’s major restructuring of the entire healthcare system in Hungary. The dismissals affect about 20 doctors, 60 nurses and 120 employees working in administration, technical support and other areas. The decision was made now because of the currently available state funding for covering the costs of the dismissals (severance pay, etc.). The exact timeline of the dismissals, however, is not known yet. The Trade Union of Health and Social Workers (Egészségügyi Dolgozók Demokratikus Szakszervezete, EDDSZ) acknowledged that restructuring was necessary but contested its scale.
Sources
21 May 2007: Magyar Nemzet
Citation
Eurofound (2007), Hódmezővásárhely Erzsébet Kórház, Internal restructuring in Hungary, factsheet number 65381, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://restructuringeventsprod.azurewebsites.net/restructuring-events/detail/65381.
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