Motorpal

Type
Internal restructuring
Country
Czechia
Region
Česko; Jihovýchod;
Location of affected unit(s)
Jihlava, Jemnice, Velke Mezirici, Batelov
Sector
Manufacturing
(29 - 30) Manufacture for transport equipment
29.3 - Manufacture of motor vehicle parts and accessories
29.32 - Manufacture of other parts and accessories for motor vehicles
340 jobs
Number of planned job losses
Job loss
Announcement Date
19 September 2014
Employment effect (start)
1 December 2014
Foreseen end date
31 December 2015

Description

Czech engineering company Motorpal, a Jihlava-based producer of engine injection devices, has announced 340 job cuts to be implemented from December until the end of 2015. They attribute the job losses to economic sanctions against Russia. The redundancies will affect all four of the company's plants (130 in Jihlava, 80 in Jemnice, 78 in Velke Mezirici and 52 in Batelov).

Sources

  • 19 September 2014: denik.cz

Citation

Eurofound (2014), Motorpal, Internal restructuring in Czechia, factsheet number 77643, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://apps.eurofound.europa.eu/restructuring-events/detail/77643.