Secure salaries

Christmas peace after insolvency shock

Experts from the Chamber of Labor are recording the financial claims of the more than 1,300 Kika/Leiner employees at the company headquarters in St. Pölten. 

It is still unclear what will happen to the 17 branches of the furniture chain - five of which are in Lower Austria - after the second bankruptcy of Kika/Leiner. "This is a stressful situation for the employees, especially before Christmas," says Markus Wieser.

Experts on site
The President of the Lower Austrian Chamber of Labor, together with his insolvency experts Markus Penthor and Daniela Aigelsreiter, visited Works Council member Karl Kocnik and Managing Director Yavuz Keskin at the company headquarters in St. Pölten to ensure that the workforce's claims are met.

At the company headquarters: Kocnik, Augelsreiter, Wieser and Keskin (from left).(Bild: AK Niederoesterreich)

Calculating outstanding salaries
After all, 1350 employees are affected throughout Austria and 621 in Lower Austria. "The aim is to inform the employees quickly about their rights and to calculate the outstanding salaries," explains Wieser. These claims will now be forwarded to the Insolvency Remuneration Fund, which will take over payment. The AKNÖ President emphasizes: "There is a fate behind every person affected. Christmas peace should now prevail."