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.
On 11 January 2012 the Hungarian government has decided to cut the employment of the public sector by 6,719 employees. The government has explained its decision with the targeted compliance of the year's budget deficit and with the creation of an efficient state performance.
The heads of each affected ministry and department can apply for funding from the state budget to cover the extra expenses occuring from the payments of compensations, and may decide for even more dismissals.
To support the dismissed people, the government creates a so-called Carrier Bridge Programme. There are no more detailed information publically available yet.
The dismissals will start from the 18 January 2012, with the affected numbers of work places below detailed:
Ministry of Justice and Administration - 2826 (including: government agencies - 2343)
Prime Ministry - 19
Ministry of Rural Development - 742
Ministry of Interior - 200
Ministry of National Economy - 350
Ministry of National Resources - 903
Ministry of National Development - 393
Ministry of Foreign Affairs - 279 ( the dismissal of 50% can be postponed to January 2013)
National Tax and Customs Authority - 577
National Development Agency- 39
Hungarian Central Statistical Office - 70
National Pension Insurance Directorat - 162
National Health Insurance - 159
Further dismissals are announced at the National Weather Service, national museums, cultural-, art- and sport institutions too. The Ministry of Defence is the only one which was not affected by the decision taken.
Eurofound (2012), Public employers, Ministries, Internal restructuring in Hungary, factsheet number 72984, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://dev.eurofound.europa.eu/restructuring-events/detail/72984.
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