Type
Internal restructuring
Country
Poland
Region
Location of affected unit(s)
Sector
Mining / Quarrying
Mining And Quarrying
Mining Of Coal And Lignite
05 - Mining of coal and lignite

1,400 jobs
Number of planned job losses
Job loss
700 jobs
Number of planned job creations
Job creation
Announcement Date
7 January 2011
Employment effect (start)
1 January 2011
Foreseen end date
31 December 2011

Description

On 1 January 2011, a coal mining company Katowicki Holding Węglowy launched a restructuring programme which will result in 700 job cuts by the end of 2011. Overall, the restructuring programme involves 1,400 job losses and 700 job creations. Around 1,000 employees will leave the company on early retirement scheme while 400 decided to leave voluntarily. Meanwhile in the course of 2011 the company plans to replace partly the ageing staff with 700 new employees. About 220 of them will be coal mining school graduates who have a guarantee of employment. Such guarantees are usually the result of contracts signed between companies and schools. Currently Katowicki Holding Węglowy has a strong workforce of 19,300.


Sources

  • 7 January 2011: Wirtualny Nowy Przemysł ()

Citation

Eurofound (2011), Katowicki Holding Węglowy, Internal restructuring in Poland, factsheet number 71402, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://restructuringeventsprod.azurewebsites.net/restructuring-events/detail/71402.