In Brief: No more Fiat layoffs, Gorazdze compensation, VAT defrauding
According to a statement by Enrico Pavoni, president of Fiat Sp. z o.o.,
there will be no further reduction of employment levels in Fiat's plants in
Tychy and Bielsko Biala. The announcement followed yesterday's statement
that Fiat will close 18 factories and reduce 6,000 personnel worldwide.
(Rzeczpospolita, p. B2, B3) Over the last six months, 190 employees of
Gorazdze Cement S.A., a group of companies dealing with production and sales
of building materials, have voluntarily left the company for a compensation
package of zl. 25,000 to zl. 50,000. Management plans new employment
reductions of over 250 people by 2004 due to falling prices of concrete,
among other things. (Rzeczpospolita, p. B3) Over 30 companies have been
found to be engaged in the defrauding of zl. 50 million of VAT money. The
Prosecutor's Office in Lodz has charged 22 individuals in this case.
(Rzeczpospolita, p. A4) P.W.
