General Electric Croatia

Type
Internal restructuring
Country
Croatia
Region
Hrvatska; Kontinentalna Hrvatska; Karlovačka županija
Location of affected unit(s)
Karlovac
Sector
Manufacturing
Manufacturing Of Machinery And Equipment
Manufacture Of Machinery And Equipment N.E.C.
28.11 - Manufacture of engines and turbines, except aircraft, vehicle and cycle engines
130 jobs
Number of planned job losses
Job loss
Announcement Date
11 December 2017
Employment effect (start)
4 December 2017
Foreseen end date
29 December 2017

Description

General Electric Croatia has announced it is going to lay off 130 workers in the city of Karlovac for economic reasons. 85 of the workers made redundant found a job at an Indian engineering company Infosys, which opened a research and development centre in Karlovac. GE Croatia announced that is going to continue to reduce its workforce in the future. 

 

Sources

  • 11 December 2017: www.index.hr

Citation

Eurofound (2017), General Electric Croatia, Internal restructuring in Croatia, factsheet number 92758, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://restructuringeventsprod.azurewebsites.net/restructuring-events/detail/92758.