Statutory personnel negotiations at Etuovi.com ended
Alma Media Corporation Press release 9.6.2009
STATUTORY PERSONNEL NEGOTIATIONS AT ETUOVI.COM ENDED
Etuovi.com, the online marketplace for home and real estate trading
belonging to Alma Media group, has ended the statutory personnel
negotiations started in April. The negotiations affected all
employees, in total 62 persons. The negotiations concerned the
streamlining and reorganising of Etuovi operations and the impacts
that these actions may have on employees.
As a result of the negotiations, five employees were laid off. In
advance it was estimated that eight employment contracts would be
terminated at the maximum. Additionally, it was agreed that all
employees of Etuovi will be laid off temporarily, for three weeks at
the maximum.
For further information, please contact:
Petri Pekki, Managing Director, tel. +358 10 665 3293
Alma Media in brief
Alma Media is a profitably growing and internationally expanding
company that invests in the future of newspapers and online media.
Its best known products are the Aamulehti, Iltalehti, Kauppalehti and
Etuovi.com.
Net sales in 2008 totalled EUR 341million and the operating margin
was over 14%. The company's share is listed in the Mid Cap segment of
the NASDAQ OMX Helsinki. Please visit www.almamedia.com for further
information.
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