Philips

Type
Internal restructuring
Country
Netherlands
Region
Zuid-Nederland; Noord-Brabant; Zuidoost-Noord-Brabant
Location of affected unit(s)
Eindhoven
Sector
Manufacturing
(26 - 27) Manufacture of electrical, electronic and optical products
27.4 - Manufacture of lighting equipment
27.4 - Manufacture of lighting equipment
199 jobs
Number of planned job losses
Job loss
Announcement Date
4 February 2009
Employment effect (start)
Foreseen end date

Description

Philips, which produces lighting equipment, is to cut 199 jobs from its plant in Eindhoven, it announced on the 4th February 2009. 183 jobs will be cut from the head office of the lighting division and 16 jobs will be cut from the Eindhoven production site for LED-lamps. The cuts are part of a worldwide restructuring operation announced in January, which will result in the loss of 6,000 jobs in total worldwide.

Sources

  • 4 February 2009: NRC Handelsblad

Citation

Eurofound (2009), Philips, Internal restructuring in Netherlands, factsheet number 68081, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://apps.eurofound.europa.eu/restructuring-events/detail/68081.