Overview
- Regional outlet E1 reported seeing an internal directive calling for a company‑wide 10% reduction to be completed by February 2025.
- The order says all divisions are subject to cuts, a special commission will review proposals, and vacancies will be frozen during the process.
- The company told TASS it is restructuring to reduce administrative and managerial costs and says all steps comply with labor law.
- Management also says targeted hiring continues for high‑skilled specialists and scarce trades despite the planned reductions.
- The measures follow a sharp drop in freight‑wagon output in Russia, with Rosstat recording nearly a one‑third decline in September, after civilian lines at the plant shifted to a four‑day week in October.