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.
Retail Wholesale Trade, Except Of Motor Vehicles And Motorcycles Wholesale On A Fee Or Contract Basis 46.19 - Agents involved in the sale of a variety of goods
New offshoring locations
Ireland
400 jobs Number of planned job losses
Announcement Date
2 October 2009
Employment effect (start)
Foreseen end date
Description
The online auction company eBay is to cut 400 out of 1,000 jobs in Germany. The job cuts will affect people working in customer services. The company plans to close these operations in Germany and to centralize them elsewhere - most of these service jobs will be offshored to Dublin (Ireland) where 100 new customer service jobs will be created.
Sources
2 October 2009: Financial Times Deutschland
Citation
Eurofound (2009), eBay, Offshoring/Delocalisation in Germany, factsheet number 69670, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://restructuringeventsprod.azurewebsites.net/restructuring-events/detail/69670.
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