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.
Boehringer Ingelheim, the German pharmaceutical company, is cutting 146 jobs in the Rhône region. The majority of the job losse will affect the Gerland site in Lyon. According to the FO trade union, the company has not been transparent since the takeover of the health department of Sanofi in 2018. A previous job-saving plan was implemented in 2022. The restructuring appears to due to a lack of investment in production sites, as well as the impact of restructuring on productivity and skill loss. The trade union Force Ouvrière has reacted strongly, demanding that no layoffs occur and urging the company to invest in the site.
Several large restructurings have been recorded in the ERM database, with around to 327 to 507 job cuts in 2018 Boehringer Ingelheim France 2018 - FR
Eurofound (2025), Boehringer-Ingelgeim France, Internal restructuring in France, factsheet number 203623, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://apps.eurofound.europa.eu/restructuring-events/detail/203623.