EMCC European Monitoring Centre on Change

Getronics

Company/Organisation:
Getronics

Geographic Location

Country: Italy
Region: Milano; Lombardia; Nord Ovest
Location of affected unit(s): Milano, Biccinasco

Company

Sector: Information / communication
IT and other information services
62 - Computer programming, consultancy and related activities
Number Employed: 2440

Employment Effects

Announcement Date: 13-12-2002
Planned Job Reductions min: 500
Planned Job Reductions max: 500
Type of Restructuring: Internal restructuring
Employment Effect Start: 01-12-2002

Additional Information

These employees start to benefit of the Extraordinary Earning Complements. This means that these people do not work but formally are company employees and the State pays them around the 80% of their wage. After a set period these people may restart to work in the company or may dismissed. on April 2003 the company announced that such employees will be dismissed.