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.
Public Administration And Defence Public Administration And Defence; Compulsory Social Security Public Administration And Defence; Compulsory Social Security 84 - Public administration and defence; compulsory social security
110 jobs Number of planned job losses
Announcement Date
16 October 2006
Employment effect (start)
1 July 2007
Foreseen end date
Description
The Swedish Integration Board (Integrationsverket), located in Norrköping, will be closed down on 1 July 2007. Some 110 jobs are going to be cut.
The announcement was made as the new Swedish government published its budget for the coming year on 16 October 2006. This decision is part of plan aiming at making the public sector more effective.
Since it was founded in 1998, the tasks of the Integtration Board have been to monitor the integration policy, to promote integration and to prevent and counteract ethnic discrimination and racism. The governement has announced that it will go through the tasks of the board and determine the activities that will be taken over by other authorites.
Sources
16 October 2006: Integrationsverket
16 October 2006: Sveriges Radio
Citation
Eurofound (2006), Integrationsverket, Closure in Sweden, factsheet number 64301, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://restructuringeventsprod.azurewebsites.net/restructuring-events/detail/64301.
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