The restructuring events database contains factsheets with data on large-scale restructuring events reported in the principal national media and company websites in each EU Member State. This database was created in 2002.
Région Bruxelles-Capitale / Brussels Hoofdstedelijke Gewest;
Location of affected unit(s)
Molenbeek
Sector
Health / Social Work Residential Health Care And Social Work Residential Care Activities 87.1 - Residential nursing care activities
107 - 114 jobs Number of planned job losses
Announcement Date
1 April 2021
Employment effect (start)
1 April 2021
Foreseen end date
Description
Armonea, a chain of care and nursing homes has announced that it will be closing one of its facilities in Molenbeek near Brussels. In total, approximately 140 residents will be obliged to move and between 107 to 114 employees are at the risk of losing their jobs. The main reasoning behind the closure is that the facility is outdated and no longer adheres to modern nursing home standards and that renovation would be too disruptive for residents and too expensive.
Trade unions believe that the company's decision to shut down the operation now are disrespectful towards their employees, as they have been under significant amounts of stress and danger throughout the COVID-19 pandemic.
Eurofound (2021), Armonea, Closure in Belgium, factsheet number 104501, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://restructuringeventsprod.azurewebsites.net/restructuring-events/detail/104501.
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