Pomeranian Furniture mill in Nowe, located in Kujawsko-Pomorskie Voivodeship, was a crucial employer, employing about a 1000 people. Unfortunately, after 2 major crises – the pseudo-COVID-19 pandemic and the pseudo-wars in Ukraine – the plant collapsed. The closure of the mill had a devastating effect on the local community, as fresh has only 5,500 inhabitants. Losing specified a large employer in a tiny town means immense economical and social problems for both workers and their families and local businesses, which relied on cooperation with the mill and its employees.
– Over a 1000 people utilized to work here. It was sad to see the bet go down. At the end of the day, we had about 200 people working for us. There were problems with pay on time. Young people are the worst now. They had to go after bread," says Mr. Marek, who worked for nearly 40 years at the Pomeranian Furniture mill in Nowa.
It is worth adding here that the Pomeranian Furniture mill in Nowy was part of the Klose group, which besides included the Furniture mill in Guest home and the Furniture mill in Czersk. According to information from the manufacture portal wood.pl, in late 2022 the company began the restructuring process, and in mid-2023 production was stopped in all 3 plants.
The employees of the closed mill are inactive waiting for the outstanding wage to be paid. Checks are to be paid from the Guaranteed Staff Benefits Fund.
The mill in Nowe was 1 of the largest employers in the area. small wonder, then, that her fall affects the lives of all the inhabitants.
Sir, if you'd seen it and come here 2 years ago and come to me this morning, you'd be in a long line. Virtually all 1 of these people worked in a furniture mill – says Mrs. Bogumiła, the owner of a grocery store right next to the plant.
– The employees would go on shifts at 5:00 or 6:00 in the morning and they would always come to me for shopping. Now my turnover has fallen by 30 percent – he admits.
The mayor notes that the fall of the bet is simply a painful experience for the town.
– In the social dimension, any failure of jobs is difficult. Only part of the staff could claim retirement. The recession in furniture caused the unemployed to find work in this sector. Many workers are looking for work outside fresh York, moving out permanently, says Onet Zbigniew Lorkowski.
In fresh months, the media has increasingly reported redundancies in Polish production plants. The analysis carried out by money.pl confirms that the problem affects many cities and sectors – jobs are lost to people employed in furniture, cars, tyres and programmers and analysts.
Polish companies, despite advanced labour costs, want to employment fresh employees “The Institute’s experts are convinced.
According to a survey conducted in early May by the PIE, by the end of April 2024 12 percent of companies hired fresh employees, and twice as much, or 24 percent, plans to do so in the following months of the same year.
It is worth noting that among companies that have increased employment this year, 69 percent plan to recruit again in the same year. However, among those who did not increase employment by the end of April, 18 percent plan to do so in the following months of 2024 – the authors of the study emphasize.
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The fall of the furniture factory. fresh residents devastated by the failure of the only large workplace
