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.
Retail Retail Trade, Except Of Motor Vehicles And Motorcycles Retail Sale Of Food, Beverages And Tobacco In Specialised Stores 47.25 - Retail sale of beverages in specialised stores
100 jobs Number of planned job losses
Announcement Date
12 January 2023
Employment effect (start)
12 January 2023
Foreseen end date
1 April 2023
Description
Systembolaget, a Swedish state-owned company with a statutory monopoly on the retail sale of alcohol beverages, has initiated negotiations to dismiss more than 100 employees out of 576 at its headquarters in Stockholm, Sweden. Employees in Systembolaget’s stores or warehouses will not be affected by the current restructuring.
Systembolaget has explained the dismissals by freeing up resources for other initiatives in the areas of digitalisation, sustainability, and public health. The aim is to save up to SEK 200 million. The reformed organisation is to be in place in April, 2023.
Systembolaget has 450 stores and around 475 retailers. The company employs more than 6,000 people in Sweden.
Eurofound (2023), Systembolaget, Internal restructuring in Sweden, factsheet number 108225, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://restructuringeventsprod.azurewebsites.net/restructuring-events/detail/108225.
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