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)
Elsene, Drogenbos
Sector
Transportation / Storage Warehousing And Support Activities For Transportation, Postal And Courier Activities Warehousing And Support Activities For Transportation 52.21 - Service activities incidental to land transportation
100 jobs Number of planned job losses
Announcement Date
27 September 2021
Employment effect (start)
27 September 2021
Foreseen end date
Description
D'Ieteren garages, a part of the wider D'Ieteren group which is a Belgian importer and distributor of cars, has announced that it will be closing 2 of its facilities in both Elsene and Drogenbos. In total around 100 jobs are currently facing dismissal. The problems at the company have been ongoing for quite some time, with actions by personnel and the unions against reductions in wages and employment conditions as well as a referendum on the future of the company.
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