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 49.31 - Urban and suburban passenger land transport
150 jobs Number of planned job creations
Announcement Date
11 April 2019
Employment effect (start)
14 April 2019
Foreseen end date
30 June 2019
Description
GoBus is a passenger transport service provider in Estonia with 430 employees. They announced that at least 150 new bus drivers would be hired by 1 July 2019. As of this date, GoBus will start operating the public bus service in Tartu city under a procurement agreement for the next 10 years. The previous operator, Sebe, had to dismiss 148 of its bus drivers due to GoBus taking over the service. The representative of GoBus announced that all bus drivers from Sebe are more than welcomed to apply to GoBus.
Eurofound (2019), GoBus, Business expansion in Estonia, factsheet number 97551, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://restructuringeventsprod.azurewebsites.net/restructuring-events/detail/97551.
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