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.
Transportation / Storage Land, Water And Air Transportation Land Transport And Transport Via Pipelines 49.1 - Passenger rail transport, interurban
1,052 jobs Number of planned job losses
Announcement Date
20 March 2012
Employment effect (start)
20 April 2012
Foreseen end date
31 December 2013
Description
Slovenske železnice (Slovenian Railways), the Slovenian state railway company, has announced of up to 900 in 2012. The company has been generating losses for years and the economic crisis has further deteriorated the situation.
UPDATE, 20/04/2012 - According to latest media reports, a new management has been appointed in Slovenske želežnice. The new management changed the previous restructuring programme, including the plans for employment reduction. Now, the company has increased the number of redundancies to 1052 by 2013. Trade unions agree with the new plan.
UPDATE, 24/10/2012 - According to the lates media reports, the number of employees will be reduced to 8200 by the end of 2012. This means that of the total number of 1052 redundancies, 697 employees will be laid off by the end of 2012, and the remaining 355 by the end of 2013.
Sources
20 April 2012: Delo
24 October 2012: Finance
13 March 2012: Delo
Citation
Eurofound (2012), Slovenske železnice, Internal restructuring in Slovenia, factsheet number 73296, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://restructuringeventsprod.azurewebsites.net/restructuring-events/detail/73296.
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