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.
APF France Handicap, a French association advocating for the rights of people with disabilities, has announced plans to lay off 300 to 400 employees. The association attributes the decision to the ongoing crisis in the healthcare sector. The job cuts will primarily affect support roles, such as administrative positions, and will occur nationwide. Additionally, 100 employees are expected to be relocated within France.
However, the announcement, which was online, has drawn criticism from employees, who express concerns about its impact on disabled workers, inclusion efforts, and the added strain it will place on the remaining workforce. Negotiations to reach an agreement are expected to last four months. Given the association’s status and mission, workers hope its 20,000 members will mobilize in their support. Two trade unions have called for a strike.
As of 2024, APF France Handicap employs approximately 15,000 people, supported by 12,500 volunteers and its 20,000 members.
Eurofound (2024), APF France Handicap, Internal restructuring in France, factsheet number 201954, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://restructuringeventsprod.azurewebsites.net/restructuring-events/detail/201954.
Digitisation and automation technologies, including artificial intelligence (AI), can affect working conditions in a variety of ways and their use in the workplace raises a host of new ethical concerns.
The retail banking sector is fertile ground for studying the impacts of digitalisation on work and employment. Financial services are increasingly provided online, without the intermediary of customer-facing institutions.
European labour markets have recovered strongly from COVID-19. By the end of 2021, little more than 18 months after the start of the pandemic, employment rates in the EU were almost at pre-crisis levels.
