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Institute for Workplace Studies----------------- Professor Samuel B. Bacharach
School of Industrial & Labor Relations-------- Director, Institute for Workplace Studies
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16 East 34th Street, 4th floor---------------------- Stuart Basefsky
New York, NY 10016 -------------------------------Director, IWS News Bureau
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European Foundation for the Improvement of Living and Working Conditons (Dublin Foundation)

European Monitoring Centre on Change (EMCC)

 

EMCC case studies: Impact of the financial and economic crisis - Study on ArcelorMittal Galati subsidiary (Romania) [27 September 2010]

http://www.eurofound.europa.eu/publications/htmlfiles/ef1059.htm

or

http://www.eurofound.europa.eu/pubdocs/2010/59/en/1/EF1059EN.pdf

[full-text, 15 pages]

 

Author: Foundation

 

Summary: This case study focuses on the measures used by ArcelorMittal to cut costs and avoid involuntary redundancies during the crisis in its largest Romanian subsidiary. The study aims to assess the effectiveness of the various measures applied to keep staff in employment and to ensure the company's viability. Specific emphasis is given to temporary layoffs and compulsory annual leave schemes to all staff in Romania. The study also discusses the role of government in supporting flexible measures and, furthermore, the role of unions and the European Works Council (EWC) in the design and implementation of the measures.

 

CONTENTS

Introduction

Group and company profile

Flexible working and accompanying measures

Conclusions

Bibliography

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