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.
Manufacturing Manufacture Of Computer, Electrical Electronic And Optical Products Manufacture Of Computer, Electronic And Optical Products 26 - Manufacture of computer, electronic and optical products
New offshoring locations
China, Poland, Sweden
300 jobs Number of planned job losses
Announcement Date
5 February 2009
Employment effect (start)
Foreseen end date
31 October 2010
Description
Swedish-owned telecommunications company, Ericsson Ireland, has announced 300 redundancies at its Dublin-based plant over the next 18 months. The company has said the redundancies will all be of a compulsory nature because various activities relating to product development and product line maintenance are to be relocated overseas to China, Poland and Sweden. The company has said that workers will receive a substantial redundancy settlement.
Eurofound (2009), Ericsson, Offshoring/Delocalisation in Ireland, factsheet number 68105, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://restructuringeventsprod.azurewebsites.net/restructuring-events/detail/68105.
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