The Management Board of the State Railway Company of PKP Cargo, which, due to problems, is in the process of restructuring activity, said on Friday that he decided to conduct the resolution on the resolution group layoffs by plants and headquarters.
The company's authorities applied to the PKP Cargo sanation mass manager with a request to perform activities exceeding the scope of ordinary management, consisting in starting consultation with trade union organizations to conduct group exemptions and received such consent.
How many people will dismiss PKP Cargo?
Group layoffs would cover up to 1041 employees in 2025 and up to 1388 in 2026 in various professional groups. The company's announcement shows that planned activities in the field of layoffs will be implemented in the period until September 30, 2026except that group exemptions provided for the current year will be made at the latest By the end of July 2025.
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“According to the management board, despite the so far implemented repair and restructuring activities in the area of employment, the company's situation requires further action. The initiated process is an important element of the restructuring plan, the details of which will be presented by the company until the end of June 2025, “reads the PKP Cargo communication.
The condition for conducting group layoffs will be the lack of objection to the judge – a commissioner supervising the sanation proceedings of PKP Cargo pursuant to art. 317 in joke. 300 and 314 of the Act of 15 May 2015 – Restructuring Law (i.e. Journal of Laws of 2024, item 1428, as amended).
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PKP Cargo slows down. What for employees?
Employees in connection with the termination of an employment relationship with a group dismissal are entitled to a severance pay depending on the period of employment. The estimated amount of the reserve related to the restructuring of employment in the company's plants and headquarters and information on the impact of employment restructuring on financial results will be determined after the consultation is completed.
