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.
Manufacturing Manufacture Of Basic Metal And Fabricated Metal Products Manufacture Of Fabricated Metal Products, Except Machinery And Equipment 25 - Manufacture of fabricated metal products, except machinery and equipment
New offshoring locations
Russian Federation, China
400 jobs Number of planned job losses
Announcement Date
16 November 2009
Employment effect (start)
1 January 2010
Foreseen end date
Description
French machinery company Alstom is to cut up 400 jobs at its Brno plant in 2010 due to the relocation of the plant for boiler production abroad (Russia or China). Czech unions are ready to claim a severance pay equal to 24 average monthly wages and expenses for retraining programmes to be covered.
Sources
16 November 2009: Hospodárske noviny
Citation
Eurofound (2009), Alstom, Offshoring/Delocalisation in Czechia, factsheet number 69826, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://restructuringeventsprod.azurewebsites.net/restructuring-events/detail/69826.
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