Hungary: the Malév airline launches the second restructuring in less than two years

Malév, the national airline of Hungary, informed the staff representatives, on August 4, of a collective redundancy. This is the second major restructuring by the Hungarian Airlines since the privatization agreement was concluded in February 2007. (Ref. 080635)
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On August 4, 2008 Malév (Hungarian Airlines) announced that it is planning to dismiss 400 employees and 100 agency workers, that is 21,6 % of its total workforce. The employer presented the measure as a means to save the jobs of the remaining 2.500 workers. The management sent a letter to the Regional Employment Centre of Central Hungary and it also informed the central works council, the affected employees and the representatives about the planned redundancy. Malév carried out a collective red

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