Gostol-Gopan

Type
Internal restructuring
Country
Slovenia
Region
Slovenija; Zahodna Slovenija; Goriška
Location of affected unit(s)
Nova Gorica
Sector
Manufacturing
(28) Manufacture of machinery and equipment
28 - Manufacture of machinery and equipment n.e.c.
28 - Manufacture of machinery and equipment n.e.c.
110 jobs
Number of planned job losses
Job loss
Announcement Date
3 April 2009
Employment effect (start)
1 January 2009
Foreseen end date
31 March 2009

Description

Gostol-Gopan, producer of process equipment for bakeries, pharmaceutical and powder coatings industry from Goriška region has cut 110 jobs. The company is faced by drastic lowering of orders, which have been reduced by half in the last year. This has resulted in the reduction of employment by one third in 2009. Now the company employs 220 people. 95 of the dismissed workers had fixed-term employment contracts and 15 had permanent employment contracts.

Sources

  • 3 April 2009: Delo

Citation

Eurofound (2009), Gostol-Gopan, Internal restructuring in Slovenia, factsheet number 68650, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://apps.eurofound.europa.eu/restructuring-events/detail/68650.