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Information / Computing 63 - Computing infrastructure, data processing, hosting and other information service activities 63.9 - Web search portal activities and other information service activities 63.9 - Web search portal activities and other information service activities
250 jobs Number of planned job losses
Announcement Date
18 June 2024
Employment effect (start)
18 June 2024
Foreseen end date
30 September 2024
Description
Norwegian online marketplaces company Schibsted Marketplaces, a subsidiary of Schibsted, has announced that it will cut 250 jobs worldwide.
The layoffs will affect jobs in Norway, Sweden, Finland, and Denmark until the end of September 2024. The conditions of the programme will be negotiated with employee representatives according to local regulations.
In 2023, Schibsted announced that it would be split into two: the news media in Stiftelsen Tinius and the remaining business, Schibsted Marketplaces, which will be focused on its four core verticals: mobility, real estate, jobs and recommerce. Under the restructuring programme, the company is to build a simpler and more cost-effective organisation.
Schibsted Marketplaces operates online marketplaces in Norway, Sweden, Finland and Denmark.