Background information

The management of the company promptly reacted to the higher demand of healthcare staff for disinfection products. The company focused on the pure alcohol production for disinfection purposes and on the production of disinfectant solution on alcohol basis. The company has also decided to supply social services facilities, mostly senior homes for free with disinfection products in order to keep strict hygienic requirements and to protect the most vulnerable group - the seniors.

Content of measure

The distillery reduced the vinegar production in order to increase the pure alcohol for disinfection purposes and disinfection solutions on alcohol basis. Immediately, the products are distributed nationwide to hospitals, healthcare facilities, pharmacies and regionally to social services facilities (senior homes). They produce 36,000 liters of pure alcohol daily.

On 27 March 2020 the company was ready to give 1,000 liters of disinfection to senior homes. They supplied senior homes mostly in towns and villages of Trnava and Nitra regions. In case of need the company is also ready to limit its alcohol beverages production in order to meet a high demand for disinfection products.

Use of measure

According to the company's management, in the beginning of October 2020 the company has been continuously meeting the customers' demand for these products. Almost 1.5 million liters of disinfection has been sold. Fast and flexible response and adjustment of production based on the current situation and market demand have enabled the company to maintain jobs, maintain efficiency and make a positive contribution to economic results. The number of employees in 2019 was 58, and according to the available information, there were no dismissals in 2020.

Contents

• Work organisation

Target groups

Workers	Businesses	Citizens
Employees in standard employment	Does not apply to businesses	Does not apply to citizens

Actors and funding

Actors	Funding
Company / Companies	Employer

Social partners

Social partners' role in designing the measure and form of involvement:

	Trade unions	Employers' organisations
Role	Unknown	Unknown
Form	Not applicable	Not applicable

Social partners' role in the implementation, monitoring and assessment phase:

• Unknown
• Main level of involvement: Company level

Involvement

The information on social partner involvement is not available.

Views and reactions

The information on social partner involvement is not available.

Sectors and occupations

This case is not occupation-specific.

Sources

• 20 March 2020: St. Nicolaus began with production of disinfection solution and pure alcohol (St. Nicolaus začal s výrobou roztokovej dezinfekcie a čistého liehu) (ekonomika.pravda.sk)
• 25 March 2020: St. Nicolaus helps and reacts on coronavirus (St. Nicolaus pomáha a reaguje na koronavírus) (stn-trade.sk)
• 27 March 2020: We protect the most vulnerable (Chránime tých najzraniteľnejších) (stn-trade.sk)