ABB

Type
Internal restructuring
Country
Poland
Region
Makroregion województwo mazowieckie; Mazowiecki regionalny; Ostrołęcki
Location of affected unit(s)
Przasnycz
Sector
Manufacturing
(26 - 27) Manufacture of electrical, electronic and optical products
27.1 - Manufacture of electric motors, generators, transformers and electricity distribution and control apparatus
27.12 - Manufacture of electricity distribution and control apparatus
40 jobs
Number of planned job losses
Job loss
Announcement Date
14 March 2019
Employment effect (start)
Foreseen end date
31 May 2019

Description

Swiss-Swedish power and automation technology company ABB has announced that it will cut 40 jobs through a collective dismissal programme at its production facility in Przasnycz, Poland, by the end of May 2019. The conditions of the programme were negotiated with the local trade unions, and redundant workers will receive severance pay according to their seniority level.

ABB operates in 100 countries employing about 147,000 people worldwide. The company operates mainly in robotics, power, heavy electrical equipment and automation technology. The company has been operating in Poland since 1990. In Przesnycz, the company employs 335 people.

Sources

  • 14 March 2019: Tygodnik Ostrołęcki (to.com.pl)

Citation

Eurofound (2019), ABB, Internal restructuring in Poland, factsheet number 97510, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://apps.eurofound.europa.eu/restructuring-events/detail/97510.