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 Chemicals And Pharamceuticals Manufacture Of Chemicals And Chemical Products 20 - Manufacture of chemicals and chemical products
400 - 600 jobs Number of planned job losses
Announcement Date
8 December 2010
Employment effect (start)
1 January 2011
Foreseen end date
31 December 2014
Description
Zakłady Chemiczne Police announced that it will implement a reduction of its workforce. The reduction will cover 600 jobs by the end of 2011. The company will introduce a voluntary dismissals programme, which should cover 120 employees and 480 jobs will be cut by the direct dismissals programme, which will cover 200 production workers, 150 office workers and 40 workers from sale department.
Police is one of the largest Polish companies in the chemistry business, well known for manufacturing ammonia and acids as well as compound fertilizers.
This is an update of factsheet 15866 (factsheet ID). The earlier announcement indicated that the reduction of the workforce will cover from 250 to 300 people by the end of 2010.
UPDATE JUNE 2011:
In June 2011 Zakłady Chemiczne Police and the local trade unions signed a collective agreement envisaging a total of 600 job losses by the end of 2014, of which 200 job losses in 2011.
Sources
8 December 2010: Wirtualny Nowy Przemysł
12 December 2010: TVP Szczecin
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Citation
Eurofound (2010), Zakłady Chemiczne Police, Internal restructuring in Poland, factsheet number 71280, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://restructuringeventsprod.azurewebsites.net/restructuring-events/detail/71280.
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