Type
Internal restructuring
Country
Slovakia
Region
Vychodne Slovensko; Presovsky kraj;
Location of affected unit(s)
Poprad
Sector
Manufacturing
Manufacture Of Computer, Electrical Electronic And Optical Products
Manufacture Of Electrical Equipment
27 - Manufacture of electrical equipment

131 jobs
Number of planned job losses
Job loss
Announcement Date
28 February 2009
Employment effect (start)
Foreseen end date
31 March 2009

Description

Whirlpool Slovakia, based in Poprad, is to dismiss 131 out of its 1100 employees by the end of March 2009. Employees across all departments in the company will be affected by the dismissals. The dismissals are due to the economic downturn. This plant in Poprad is the biggest Whirlpool plant producing washing machines in Europe.


Sources

  • 28 February 2009: SME
  • 2 March 2009: Hospodárske noviny

Citation

Eurofound (2009), Whirlpool Slovakia, Internal restructuring in Slovakia, factsheet number 68479, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://restructuringeventsprod.azurewebsites.net/restructuring-events/detail/68479.