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Retail Wholesale Trade, Except Of Motor Vehicles And Motorcycles Wholesale Of Household Goods 46.42 - Wholesale of clothing and footwear
80 - 160 jobs Number of planned job losses
Announcement Date
7 February 2011
Employment effect (start)
1 June 2011
Foreseen end date
31 December 2012
Description
On 7th February, the management of 3 Suisses organized an exceptional works council during which they announced a restructuring plan affecting the Belgian location of the group in Tournai. Around 160 jobs will be cut.
The dismissals will be carried out in three stages. The first 40 jobs will be cut in June 2011, another 40 jobs are expected to go by the end of September and, finally, the remaining affected jobs will be cut by the end of 2012. The main departments impacted by this restructuring are administration, marketing and logistics.
The Minister-President of Wallonia is seeking a solution to reduce the negative impact of this restructuring.
Sources
7 February 2011: Le Soir
Citation
Eurofound (2011), 3 Suisses, Internal restructuring in Belgium, factsheet number 71581, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://restructuringeventsprod.azurewebsites.net/restructuring-events/detail/71581.
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