Pfizer

Type
Internal restructuring
Country
United Kingdom
Region
South East (England); Kent; East Kent
Location of affected unit(s)
Sandwich
Sector
Manufacturing
(20 - 21) Manufacture of chemicals and pharmaceuticals
21 - Manufacture of basic pharmaceutical products and pharmaceutical preparations
21 - Manufacture of basic pharmaceutical products and pharmaceutical preparations
240 jobs
Number of planned job losses
Job loss
Announcement Date
14 January 2009
Employment effect (start)
14 January 2009
Foreseen end date
14 April 2009

Description

Pfizer, a pharmaceutical firm, is to cut 240 jobs from its UK research staff. The jobs are based at Sandwich in Kent, and the cuts are part of the company’s plans to reduce costs. The company intends to make the redundancies from its team of 800 scientists within the next three months.

Sources

  • 14 January 2009: The Guardian

Citation

Eurofound (2009), Pfizer, Internal restructuring in United Kingdom, factsheet number 67829, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://apps.eurofound.europa.eu/restructuring-events/detail/67829.