Restructuring events
European Restructuring Monitor (ERM)
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.
The French cleaning agency Sodexo announced in March of 2025 that all 152 cleaners employed in Skellefteå will lose their job following the business closure of a major client. The cleaning company was contracted to clean the premises of the Skellefteå battery manufacturer Northvolt, which announced its bankruptcy on March 12th, 2025, leading to the layoff.
The ending of the Northvolt business operations may also affect the Sodexo cleaning staff at the Stockholm and Västerås premises. The Building Maintenance Workers' Union stated that they looking at the possibility of relocating the workers within the company.
Eurofound (2025), Sodexo, Internal restructuring in Sweden, factsheet number 202523, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://apps.eurofound.europa.eu/restructuring-events/detail/202523.