Type
Internal restructuring
Country
Poland
Region
Location of affected unit(s)
Warsaw and Wroclaw
Sector
Information / Communication
Information Communication Services
Telecommunications
61 - Telecommunications

350 - 400 jobs
Number of planned job losses
Job loss
Announcement Date
11 December 2014
Employment effect (start)
1 January 2015
Foreseen end date
31 March 2015

Description

Netia, a Polish telecom operator, announced a restructuring programme which aims at reducing the workforce by up to 400 jobs (approx. 20% of the workforce) in the group by the end of March 2015. The company revealed that 350 jobs will be cut through collective dismissals . The programme will mainly affect the units in Warsaw and Wroclaw. The company is in the process of negotiating with the local trade unions about the conditions of the restructuring programme.

The sources also report that the programme is geared towards changing the organizational structure of the company. Netia currently employs 1,752 people.


Sources

  • 11 December 2014: Rzeczpospolta
  • 11 December 2014: Forsal

Citation

Eurofound (2014), Netia, Internal restructuring in Poland, factsheet number 78147, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://restructuringeventsprod.azurewebsites.net/restructuring-events/detail/78147.