UPSVAR

Type
Internal restructuring
Country
Slovakia
Region
Slovensko;
Location of affected unit(s)
Sector
Public Administration / Defence
84 - Public administration and defence; compulsory social security
84.1 - Administration of the State and the economic, social and environmental policies of the community
84.11 - General public administration activities
568 jobs
Number of planned job losses
Job loss
Announcement Date
28 January 2011
Employment effect (start)
1 November 2010
Foreseen end date
31 January 2011

Description

The Centre of Employment, Social Affairs and Family (UPSVAR), dismissed 568 of their nearly 8,000 employees between November 2010 and January 2011. Dismissals were attributed to government austerity measures meant to reduce expenditures in public employment services. All dismissed employees received a severance package of 2600 Euros.

Sources

  • 28 January 2011: Hospodárske noviny

Citation

Eurofound (2011), UPSVAR, Internal restructuring in Slovakia, factsheet number 71708, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://apps.eurofound.europa.eu/restructuring-events/detail/71708.