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Restructuring At Railroad Cos To Cause Social Disturbance – Transport Min

15:20, 14 Apr. 2009
The staff in state-owned railroad companies is oversized and receives high pay, which is why in the next two-three weeks there will be some changes that will cause social disturbance, Romanian transport and infrastructure minister Radu Berceanu said Tuesday.

Romania Cuts Almost 3,000 Jobs This Week

19:22, 08 Apr. 2009
Romania will scrap over 24,125 jobs between April and October, almost 3,000 more than last week, the National Employment Agency ANOFM stated Wednesday.

Railway Cars Maker IRS Sacks 1,200 People, Cristian Burci Named GM

19:02, 01 Apr. 2009
Cristian Burci, the president and majority shareholder of freight railway wagons maker International Railway Systems (IRS), will also become the company’s general manager after Juergen von Schwerin's resignation following a major restructuring process that includes cutting 1,200 jobs.

100 Employees Of Romanian Doljchim Volunteered To Leave

15:21, 01 Apr. 2009
One hundred employees with Doljchim Craiova chemical plant, owned by Romania's largest oil company Petrom (SNP.RO), will be subject to voluntary layoffs from April 1 until July 1, the plant’s manager Dumitru Ungureanu said Wednesday.

Romanian ArcelorMittal Galati Extends Voluntary Layoffs Deadline By 1-Mo

17:30, 31 Mart. 2009
The management of Romanian largest steel maker ArcelorMittal Galati will extend by one month the deadline to file voluntary layoffs requests, which was initially set for March 31.

Romanian Amonil Halts Prod, Lays Off 80% Of Employees

11:20, 31 Mart. 2009
Romanian fertilizers maker Amonil (AMO.RO) ceased Monday its ammonia and urea production amid low international and local demand for nitrogen-based fertilizers, and will lay off 80% of its employees, the company announced Tuesday.

Romanian Azomures Puts 600 Employees On Tech Unemployment In Apr

20:19, 30 Mart. 2009
Romania’s fertilizers plant Azomures (AZO.RO) will put approximately 600 employees on technical unemployment in the first part of April, according to "Alternativa 2002" trade union.

Cos In E Romanian County Vaslui To Lay Off 1,100 Employees In Mar, Apr

18:06, 17 Mart. 2009
Over 1,000 employees in Romanian Vaslui county will be collectively laid off in the near future because of restructuring in the activities of companies, due to the economic crisis, representatives of the Vaslui County Employment Agency announced Tuesday.

Approx 2,700 ArcelorMittal Galati Workers File For Voluntary Layoffs

14:58, 16 Mart. 2009
Approximately 2,700 employees with Romanian largeststeel maker ArcelorMittal Galati filed requests to leave through the voluntary layoffs program from January 1 and until the present, on severance pays packages.

Kraft Foods Romanian Employees To Get 11-31 Salaries For Severance

15:33, 27 Feb. 2009
Candy maker Kraft Foods Romania, part of US group Kraft Foods, will give 11 to 31 salaries as severance pay to its 440 employees to be laid off when the company shuts down it chocolate factory in the central Romanian city of Brasov, Kraft said Friday.

Romania Cuts Over 47,000 Jobs By October

12:52, 25 Feb. 2009
Romania will scrap over 47,000 jobs by October, of which over 3,500 job cut notices were received over the past week, the country’s employment agency said Wednesday.

Over 60% Of Romanian Pvt Cos To Fire Staff In ’09 – Survey

14:05, 23 Feb. 2009
More than 60% of the private companies in Romania plan layoffs in 2009 in order to reduce costs, while 75% of them already cut their salary budgets, according to a survey of US research company Hewitt Associates.

Romanian Cos To Sack Over 43,000 People By Oct

18:09, 19 Feb. 2009
A total of 475 Romanian companies countrywide announced they would layoff 43,658 employees by October, most of them in the capital city, Bucharest.

Coca-Cola HBC Romania To Lay Off 100 Employees In ‘09

14:28, 17 Feb. 2009
Coca-Cola HBC Romania, the local unit of Greek bottler Coca-Cola HBC, will lay off about 100 employees countrywide in 2009, as part of its operations reorganization program, the company’s PR and communication manager Mugurel Radulescu said.

Cos In Suceava County, NE Romania, Fired 1,800 People In Dec, Jan

15:21, 05 Feb. 2009
About 1,800 employees in Romania’s northeastern county of Suceava were laid off in December and January, most of them working in the wood manufacturing and constructions sectors, or in furniture and bearings production.

Romanian Forestry Co Romsilva To Lay Off 1,000 Employees In 2009

13:46, 05 Feb. 2009
Romanian forest administration company Romsilva will lay off at least 1,000 employees this year, following forests reconveyance and reorganization, the company’s general manager, Florian Munteanu, said Thursday.

Over 300 Romanian Cos To Can 33,837 Jobs Feb-May – Employment Agency

14:11, 04 Feb. 2009
Over 300 companies, mostly from the private sector, announced they would scrap a total 33,837 jobs countrywide, February through May, according to centralized data of the Romanian National Employment agency.

Romanian TMK Resita To Lay Off 200 Employees In ’09

18:31, 03 Feb. 2009
Romania’s steel mill TMK Resita (RESY.RO), owned by Russia's TMK, will lay off 200 employees in 2009, as part of the company’s strategy in the current economic environment, the company said Tuesday.

At Least 10-15% Of Jobs In Romanian Food Industry To Be Scrapped This Year – Union

12:55, 02 Feb. 2009
At least 10-15% of the 175,000 - 190,000 employees in the Romanian food industry could lose their jobs this year, said Monday Dragos Frumosu, head of the national food industry union federation.

Bucharest Cos To Can 11,300 Employees By March

14:39, 28 Ian. 2009
Some 11,300 employees in Romanian capital city Bucharest will lose their jobs by March, the Bucharest employment agency (AMOFM) said Wednesday.

Romania’s Oil Co Petrom To Cut 3,000 Jobs As of Feb 1

13:10, 28 Ian. 2009
Romania’s dominant oil company Petrom (SNP.RO), majority owned by OMV AG (OMV.VI), will sack 3,000 employees as of February 1, according to the Employment Agency AJOFM in the southern county of Prahova.

Some 2,250 Workers In E. Romania Fired In Past Two Months

18:17, 21 Ian. 2009
Some 2,250 employees in Romanian eastern county of Galati lost their jobs in the past two months, most of them following collective layoffs, the county employment agency said Wednesday.

Romanian Textile Mkr Secuiana To Scrap 160 Jobs

15:26, 19 Ian. 2009
Romanian textile factory Secuiana, based in Targu Secuiesc, central Romania, will lay off about 160 employees starting February, citing financial difficulties, the company’s management said in a press release Monday.

Seven Cos In N Romanian County Scrap 341 Jobs In Jan

11:41, 15 Ian. 2009
Seven companies in Bistrita-Nasaud county, northern Romania, notified the local employment agency they would lay off 341 employees in January, mostly in the construction sector.

Around 450 Employees In Romanian ArcelorMittal Galati On Voluntary Layoffs As Of Jan 16

13:19, 14 Ian. 2009
Approximately 450 employees of Romania's largest steel maker ArcelorMittal Galati, owned by UK-based ArcelorMittal, will leave the company as of January 16, through the voluntary layoffs program, trade unionists said Wednesday.

Romanian Iproeb Bistrita Puts 280 Employees On Tech Unemployment

20:28, 09 Ian. 2009
Romanian electric cable producer Iproeb Bistrita (IMRU.RO) will put 280 of its 653 employees on technical unemployment in January, due to lack of orders, the company stated Friday.

Romania’s Petrom May Cut 4,000 Jobs Besides Annual Layoffs – Sources

16:58, 09 Ian. 2009
Romania’s largest vertically integrated oil company Petrom (SNP.RO), owned by Austria's OMV oil group, might cut approximately 4,000 jobs due to the financial crisis, besides the annual layoffs already stipulated in the restructuring program, sources close to the matter told MEDIAFAX on Friday.

Ctrl Romanian Cos To Layoff Over 2,700 Employees In Jan, Feb

16:45, 06 Ian. 2009
The central Romanian Brasov county employment agency published a new list of collective layoffs to be unfolded in January and February. Thus, over 2,700 people in 20 companies will be laid over these two months.

Around 2,000 Employees To Be Laid Off C Romania By Mar ‘09

18:43, 29 Dec. 2008
Several Romanian economic operators in the central county of Prahova will lay off around 2,000 employees between December 2008 and March 2009, the spokesperson of Prahova Labor Force Recruitment Agency, Dragos Parvan said Monday.

Romania’s Alro Aluminum Smelter Cuts 1,200 Jobs

17:53, 19 Dec. 2008
Romania’s Alro, the largest aluminum producer in Central and Eastern Europe, owned by Dutch-based Vimetco, announced Friday it is evaluating a 50% cut in production and sacking 1,200 of its operational staff in Slatina, in 2009.

Kraft Foods Romania Employees, Mgmt Continue Dispute Over Severance Pay

20:32, 18 Dec. 2008
Unionists of candy and coffee maker Kraft Foods Romania, which will shut down its chocolate factory in Brasov, central Romania, said the management on Thursday offered an ultimatum, urging them to accept its severance pay for employees, but the company’s general manager, Lacklan Grave, dismissed any allegations.

Car Part Mkr Draexlmaier Hunedoara To Fire 200 People In First 3Q Of 2009

12:38, 18 Dec. 2008
Two hundred employees of Romanian car part maker Draexlmaier Hunedoara will be laid off in the first nine months of 2009, union vice-president Constantin Aldescu said Thursday.

Half Of Romanian Cos May Consider Layoffs In ‘09 – Survey

20:15, 17 Dec. 2008
Almost half of Romanian companies will keep or even decrease their number of employees in 2009, while 18% consider the “freezing” of salaries, given that 24% of the companies estimate results below expectations, according to a survey of consultancy company Hay Group.

Romania ArcelorMittal Hunedoara Employees Can Register On Layoff Lists As Of Dec 16

13:19, 16 Dec. 2008
Employees of Romanian steel mill ArcelorMittal Hunedoara, a unit of UK-based giant ArcelorMittal Group, can register on layoff lists between December 16, 2008 and March 31, 2009, the company's union leader, Petru Vaidos, said Tuesday.

Romania’s Fertilizer Plant Nitroporos To Lay Off 500 Staff In ‘09

16:02, 09 Dec. 2008
Romanian-British joint venture InterAgro will lay off some 500 employees at its Nitroporos company, trade union officials said Tuesday, threatening full-scale protests against the decision.

Romanian Textile Cos To Lay Off Over 40,000 Employees In ‘09 – Employers Assoc

14:10, 08 Dec. 2008
Over 40,000 employees in the textile industry, or 15-20% of the total jobs in the industry, might be laid off next year, due to a cutback in exports, Maria Grappini, head of Textiles, Fabrics and Leather Employers Federation, or FEPAIUS, said Monday.

Some Cos Planning Layoffs Withdrew Notices To Local Employment Agencies – Official

14:48, 04 Dec. 2008
Part of the companies that announced they would lay off about 35,000 people in the interval Nov 2008 - Mar 2009, withdrew their notifications to local employment agencies, said Thursday Sonia Diaconescu, official within Romania’s national employment agency.

Romanian Car Part Maker Subansamble Auto Pitesti Fires 800 Of 3,600 Employees On Dec 1

13:04, 30 Nov. 2008
Romania’s Pitesti-based car part maker Subansamble Auto will lay off 800 of its 3,600 employees as of Dec 1, following declining orders from local carmaker Automobile Dacia, a unit of France’s Renault, and from other foreign business partners.

Romanian ArcelorMittal Galati Mulls Voluntary Layoffs

13:51, 28 Nov. 2008
Romanian steel plant ArcelorMittal Galati is planning a new series of voluntary layoffs in the upcoming period, a senior manager within the company said Friday.

Romanian Govt Lowers No Of Layoffs At Forestry Auth, Extends Restructuring Process

12:58, 28 Nov. 2008
The number of employees to be laid off by Romania’s forestry authority following property retrocession will be lowered to 4,240 people from the initial estimate of 7,048, and the authority’s restructuring process will be extended two years, until end 2010, according to a draft government decision.