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 Chemicals And Pharamceuticals Manufacture Of Basic Pharmaceutical Products And Pharmaceutical Preparations 21 - Manufacture of basic pharmaceutical products and pharmaceutical preparations
1,184 jobs Number of planned job losses
Announcement Date
5 February 2009
Employment effect (start)
1 January 2010
Foreseen end date
31 December 2012
Description
GlaxoSmithKline, a global pharmaceutical group, has announced its plans to cut 1,184 of its 2,000 jobs at its plant in Evreux, Haute-Normandie in northern France.
In February 2009, the group has announced that it will make 798 employees redundant at its plant in Evreux, Haute-Normandie. The redundancies represent 40% of the workforce (2000 approx). 96 of the redundancies will come from the research unit, which is to be closed.
In October 2009, the CEO has announced the cuts of 434 additional jobs. This is part of a global cost-cutting programme. The group announced that it intended to save €1.9 million between now and 2011.
Eurofound (2009), Glaxo Smith Kline, Internal restructuring in France, factsheet number 68529, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://restructuringeventsprod.azurewebsites.net/restructuring-events/detail/68529.
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