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
12,800 jobs Number of planned job losses
Announcement Date
25 September 2007
Employment effect (start)
Foreseen end date
Description
The Dutch central Government is to implement 12,800 job losses across the Dutch civil service. The job losses will affect all of the different ministries, and will also affect locations across the Netherlands. 165,000 are employed by the Dutch central Government, and the decision to cut the jobs is attributable to a decision by the Dutch coalition Government to streamline the operations of the central Government. Ter Horst, the Dutch Minister of Interior Affairs, has stated that direct dismissals will probably not be necessary. The operation will cost 500 million EUR, however 630 million EUR a year will be saved as a result of the job losses. As of September 2007, there is no information on when the job losses will be implemented by.
Sources
25 September 2007: NRC Handelsblad
Citation
Eurofound (2007), Dutch Central Government, Internal restructuring in Netherlands, factsheet number 65858, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://restructuringeventsprod.azurewebsites.net/restructuring-events/detail/65858.
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