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 (26 - 27) Manufacture of electrical, electronic and optical products 27 - Manufacture of electrical equipment 27 - Manufacture of electrical equipment
155 jobs Number of planned job losses
Announcement Date
2 September 2004
Employment effect (start)
Foreseen end date
Description
Following the burning of part of its production site of Caen, Philips will shed 155 jobs there, out of a total of 1.212. 50 of the former Philips employees are already working for Digital Valley, an SME located on the former Philips site. The SME is expected to hire another 30 ex-Philips employees for a total of 80.
Sources
2 September 2004: Les Echos
Citation
Eurofound (2004), Philips Composants, Internal restructuring in France, factsheet number 60618, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://apps.eurofound.europa.eu/restructuring-events/detail/60618.