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.
The Ministry of Public Administration prepared and Official Gazette published the plan of admission to the civil service in government bodies and professional services and offices of the Government for 2015. According to the Plan because of the increased volume of work, employment will be offered to another 1,040 civil servants for an indefinite period - for 993 people with work experience and for 47 trainees. On a fixed term basis, 171 public servants will be hired. The plan is to hire 51 members from ethnic minorities and 54 persons with disabilities. In total 1,316 persons will be employed.
Most jobs with an indefinite contract will be in various ministries. Thus, the Ministry of Foreign and European Affairs will employ 15 new civil servants, the Ministry of Finance 251, the Ministry of Defence 20, the Ministry of Economy 94 and the Ministry of Agriculture 116. There will also be 93 new indefinite posts in state administrative organizations such as the Central Bureau of Statistics, the Institute for Meteorological and Hydrological Services or the National Protection and Rescue Directorate. The state administration offices in the regions job will take on a total of 90 people on an indefinite basis and 3 on a fixed-term basis.
Eurofound (2015), Government of Croatia, Business expansion in Croatia, factsheet number 79161, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://dev.eurofound.europa.eu/restructuring-events/detail/79161.
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