Type
Internal restructuring
Country
Germany
Region
Berlin;
Location of affected unit(s)
Sector
Transportation / Storage
Land, Water And Air Transportation
Land Transport And Transport Via Pipelines
49 - Land transport and transport via pipelines

800 jobs
Number of planned job losses
Job loss
Announcement Date
17 May 2005
Employment effect (start)
1 June 2005
Foreseen end date
31 May 2010

Description

Berlin's municipal railway company S-Bahn Berlin, a daughter of Deutsche Bahn , plans to cut 800 jobs by 2010, in order to become more competitive. In 2013, Berlin's government wants to introduce competition on its municipal railway network. The job losses shall be managed in a socially acceptable manner, that is without direct dismissals.


Sources

  • 18 May 2005: Die Welt

Citation

Eurofound (2005), S-Bahn Berlin, Internal restructuring in Germany, factsheet number 61637, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://restructuringeventsprod.azurewebsites.net/restructuring-events/detail/61637.