Energy Co of Parana layoffs, on the record
Every job cut, severance charge and restructuring Energy Co of Parana reported in its annual reports, 2023 to 2025, quoted from the filings. Headcount went from 5,804 to 4,276.
Headcount, as reported
| Annual report | Employees | As of |
|---|---|---|
| 20-F for 2023 | 5,804 | December 31, 2023 |
| 20-F for 2024 | 4,389 | December 31, 2024 |
| 20-F for 2025 | 4,276 | December 31, 2025 |
Job cuts, severance and restructuring
Our summaryCopel ran a Voluntary Severance Program (PDV) under the 2022/2024 Collective Labor Agreement, with the company confirming 1,437 adhesions (the financial statements note 1,438 adhesions).
Word for word“On August 24, 2023, the Voluntary Dismissal Program - PDV was established.” 20-F for 2023
Our summaryVoluntary Dismissal Program (PDV) instituted on August 24, 2023; 1,285 employees had left by December 31, 2024, with the rest leaving until August 2025.
Word for word“Of the total number of employees who joined the PDV instituted on August 24, 2023, 1,285 left the company by December 31, 2024, and the rest will leave the company until August 2025.” 20-F for 2024
Our summaryPersonnel expenses fell in 2024 partly due to a reduction in workforce in 2024, alongside the 2023 PDV provision.
Word for word“Our personnel and management expenses decreased by 1.1% or R$31.2 million, reflecting primarily the compensation for the second additional third of vacation for the withdrawal of benefits from the Collective Labor Agreement (CLA), amounting to R$ 138.0 million, and the provision for the Voluntary Dismissal Program (PDV) of R$ 610.0 million, both in 2023, in addition to the reduction in workforce in 2024, partially offset by the increase in administrators' fees in 2024, the salary adjustment resulting from the collective labor agreement of 4.51% in October 2023, and the provision of R$ 15.6 million related to the impacts of the CLA 2024 approved in 2025; 3) Third-Party Services .” 20-F for 2024
Our summaryVoluntary retirement program expense recorded in 2024 under personnel expenses.
Word for word“Voluntary retirement program (Note 17.1) 18,306 610,057 ( 9,315 ) 861,714 1,681,961 918,515 Management Management fees 27,362 17,889 15,606 Long-Term Incentive Plan - ILP (Note 27.6) 4,064 — — Social charges on payroll 8,766 4,559 3,872 Other expenses 608 261 256 40,800 22,709 19,734 Provisions for performance and profit sharing of employees and administrators 179,283 173,662 39,655 1,081,797 1,878,332 977,904 29.3.” 20-F for 2024
Energy Co of Parana has filed no restructuring notice (Form 8-K, Item 2.05) since 2016. Companies file one only for a cut they judge material, so many announced layoffs never appear as one. This page shows what the company reported to the SEC, not news reports or state layoff notices.
Read from Energy Co of Parana’s annual reports (20-F for 2025, 20-F for 2024, 20-F for 2023) and the financial data it files with the SEC, as of 2026-04-16. Every quotation is word for word from the filing linked beside it; how these pages are built and checked. The full record is in its company data sheet.