Type
Internal restructuring
Country
Austria
Region
Location of affected unit(s)
Sector
Financial Services
Financial And Insurance Activities
Financial Service Activities, Except Insurance And Pension Funding
64 - Financial service activities, except insurance and pension funding

1,550 jobs
Number of planned job losses
Job loss
Announcement Date
28 November 2013
Employment effect (start)
1 January 2014
Foreseen end date
31 December 2015

Description

Bank Austria is to shed up to 850 jobs within the next two years, reducing its personnel to 9,000 staff members by the end of 2015.

This cost-cutting programme comes on top of the previous restructuring measure named “Thor”, announced in 2011, that aimed at 800 job cuts by the end of 2015. According to recent media reports, some 400 job cuts of that programme have thus far been implemented.

The bank has announced to implement the job cuts via natural attrition. It is likely however, that dismissals will have to be made too. The bank plans to save more jobs through part-time work of older employees.

Update, 21-12-2015: Bank Austria announced to retain its retail banking segment but will reduce its branches from currently 190 to 120. According to newspaper reports, an additional 700 employees will be affected by further job cuts. Apart from a reduction in staff, occupational pensions will be transferred to the states mandatory pension scheme for current employees. An agreement between management and trade unions has been negotiated and is expected to be signed in the upcoming days.


Sources

  • 29 November 2013: Der Standard
  • 28 November 2013: Der Standard
  • 12 November 2015: Die Presse
  • 12 November 2015: Salzburger Nachrichten

Citation

Eurofound (2013), Bank Austria, Internal restructuring in Austria, factsheet number 76310, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://restructuringeventsprod.azurewebsites.net/restructuring-events/detail/76310.