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.
Manufacturing Manufacture Of Computer, Electrical Electronic And Optical Products Manufacture Of Computer, Electronic And Optical Products 26 - Manufacture of computer, electronic and optical products
82 jobs Number of planned job losses
Announcement Date
9 April 2004
Employment effect (start)
Foreseen end date
Description
Sony's management announced they will cut 110 jobs in Belgium, out of a workforce of 840. The affected staff are engineers working for Sony Europe in Zaventem, where 450 staff are located. The job cuts will take place in the Visual Products and NetServices divisions. The first will be transferred in Basingstoke (UK), the latter will be stopped. This move is part of the European restructuring of Sony. On 22 June 2004, unions sources declared they did not approve the social plan put forward by management. On 23 July 2004, after negotiations with unions, the number of redundancies has been brought down to 82.
Sources
23 July 2004: Les Echos
16 April 2004: Les Echos
9 April 2004: Les Echos
22 June 2004: Les Echos
Citation
Eurofound (2004), Sony, Internal restructuring in Belgium, factsheet number 60306, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://restructuringeventsprod.azurewebsites.net/restructuring-events/detail/60306.
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