Restructuring events
European Restructuring Monitor (ERM)
The restructuring events database contains factsheets with data on large-scale restructuring events reported in the principal national media and company websites in each EU Member State. This database was created in 2002.
PKP Cargo, the freight rail operator in Poland, has announced plans to lay off 765 employees. The Restructuring Plan assumes that the collective redundancies will take place by 30 September 2025. It is aimed at addressing ongoing financial difficulties of PKP Cargo.The lay-offs are due to a lack of agreement with trade unions. The discussion with trade unions concerned the validity of the Collective Bargaining Agreement terminated in June 2025, but there was no response from the unions, and the management board decided to proceed with the redundancies. PKP Cargo is a logistics operator, Poland's largest and the European Union's second-largest rail freight operator, founded in 2001.
For information about the previous lay off process of PKP Cargo, see: PKP Cargo 2024 - PL
Eurofound (2025), PKP Cargo, Internal restructuring in Poland, factsheet number 203187, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://dev.eurofound.europa.eu/restructuring-events/detail/203187.
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