Diageo

Type
Internal restructuring
Country
United Kingdom
Region
Northern Ireland;
Location of affected unit(s)
Sector
Manufacturing
(10 - 11) Manufacture of food and beverage
11.0 - Manufacture of beverages
11.01 - Distilling, rectifying and blending of spirits
107 jobs
Number of planned job losses
Job loss
Announcement Date
16 June 2009
Employment effect (start)
1 July 2009
Foreseen end date
30 September 2009

Description

The alcoholic beverages group Diageo is to cut 107 jobs across Northen Ireland. The cuts are blamed on the current economic downturn and they will take effect by September 2009. The company stated that they would consult employees in order to achieve most of the redundancies by voluntary means.

Sources

  • 16 June 2009: BBC News

Citation

Eurofound (2009), Diageo, Internal restructuring in United Kingdom, factsheet number 69118, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://apps.eurofound.europa.eu/restructuring-events/detail/69118.