SPLIT, Aug 14 (Hina) - Croatian Economy Minister Goranko Fizulic visited the Diokom company and offered new hope to its workers and unions, defusing the tense situation in the company by pledging that none of Diokom's 2,370 employees
would be left without jobs, or an adequate dismissal wage. "This is the start of our joint venture whose main goal is to maintain as many jobs as possible and to ensure dismissal wages for those who would lose their jobs through the reorganisation of Diokom, which is the only solution," Fizulic said. In the further process of the bankruptcy procedure it is necessary to sell off all reserves in Diokom's retail network under lower prices and divide Diokom into several technological entities, Fizulic said. Every such part would receive its own trustee in bankruptcy who would function independently. A part of the real-estate could possibly be sold to secure
SPLIT, Aug 14 (Hina) - Croatian Economy Minister Goranko Fizulic
visited the Diokom company and offered new hope to its workers and
unions, defusing the tense situation in the company by pledging
that none of Diokom's 2,370 employees would be left without jobs, or
an adequate dismissal wage.
"This is the start of our joint venture whose main goal is to
maintain as many jobs as possible and to ensure dismissal wages for
those who would lose their jobs through the reorganisation of
Diokom, which is the only solution," Fizulic said.
In the further process of the bankruptcy procedure it is necessary
to sell off all reserves in Diokom's retail network under lower
prices and divide Diokom into several technological entities,
Fizulic said.
Every such part would receive its own trustee in bankruptcy who
would function independently.
A part of the real-estate could possibly be sold to secure
sufficient resources for dismissal wages.
Fizulic announced for next week a new meeting with representatives
of Diokom at which plans in more detail will be presented on the new
technological units of this company.
The meetings, according to Fizulic, will be held regularly on a
weekly basis until the issue of Diokom and its workers is resolved.
Union representatives expressed satisfaction with Fizulic's visit
stressing the problem of the company was being handled in all
seriousness.
Bankruptcy was pronounced in Diokom a month and a half ago when the
then bankruptcy trustee Ante Ercegovic first handed out
resignations to all employees, and then withdrew them.
The current trustee, Jozo Malenica, refused to withdraw the
resignations and insisted on their legal validity, but the
resistance of the employees disrupted the plan.
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