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
137 jobs Number of planned job losses
Announcement Date
31 January 2011
Employment effect (start)
1 February 2011
Foreseen end date
31 August 2011
Description
The Swiss pharmaceutical company Roche announced it is to cut 137 positions of pharmaceutical sales representatives across the country. The restructuring plan was announced in December and will be implemented by the end of August. Roche has 1,200 employees in France and 600 in the diagnostics department. The group announced in November 2010, a worldwide restructuring plan with 4,800 job cut (see related fact sheet n. 16343).
Eurofound (2011), Roche, Internal restructuring in France, factsheet number 71603, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://restructuringeventsprod.azurewebsites.net/restructuring-events/detail/71603.
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