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 Computer, Electrical Electronic And Optical Products Manufacture Of Computer, Electronic And Optical Products 26.11 - Manufacture of electronic components
125 jobs Number of planned job losses
Announcement Date
9 February 2013
Employment effect (start)
Foreseen end date
30 April 2013
Description
Panasonic, a Japan-based manufacturer of TV sets, has announced that it will release 125 workers at its Pilsen site by the end of April 2013. The firm currently employs 1,400 people.
The redundancies will affect especially operators working on assembly lines, but also other technical professions. Dismissals were justified by “workforce optimization”. In January 2013, the unemployment rate in the region jumped up to 6.6 percent from 5.9 percent in December 2012.
Sources
9 February 2013: Plzeňský deník
11 February 2013: Právo-jihozápadní Čechy
12 February 2013: Plzeňský deník
Citation
Eurofound (2013), Panasonic, Internal restructuring in Czechia, factsheet number 75009, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://restructuringeventsprod.azurewebsites.net/restructuring-events/detail/75009.
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