Raiffeisen Cuts Staff in Czech Republic

Companies ♦ Published: November 9, 2011; 23:04 ♦ (Vindobona)

The Austrian banks local unit has reacted to increasing costs and the poor economic outlook.

Raiffeisen Cuts Staff in Czech Republic / Picture: © Raiffeisen Bank International AG / S. Klimpt

Over the last weeks, the Czech subsidiary of Raiffeisen has laid off 9% of its 2,900 employees. This was confirmed by the bank’s press office to Czech daily newspaper “Hospodarske noviny”. The decision was a reaction to rising costs and a negative outlook for the global economy, said company spokesman Jakub Puchalsky.

“It was a necessary step in order to adjust our costs…