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.
Transportation / Storage Warehousing And Support Activities For Transportation, Postal And Courier Activities Warehousing And Support Activities For Transportation 52 - Warehousing and support activities for transportation
160 jobs Number of planned job losses
Announcement Date
4 August 2008
Employment effect (start)
4 August 2008
Foreseen end date
30 October 2008
Description
Servisair, a ground services company, has announced that it is to cut 160 jobs at Gatwick Airport. The job losses will affect manual and clerical workers. The company stated that redundancies are normally made in each October following the peak holiday season but that the downturn in the aviation industry had lead to almost double the normal number this year.
Sources
4 August 2008: BBC Website
Citation
Eurofound (2008), Servisair, Internal restructuring in United Kingdom, factsheet number 66948, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://restructuringeventsprod.azurewebsites.net/restructuring-events/detail/66948.
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