Restructuring events
European Restructuring Monitor (ERM)
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.
The Swedish furniture group Ikea announced its plans to recruit 190 employees at its new site near Caen, which is expected to open on 2 November 2011. Employees will be recruited according to a method first used at an automotive plant near Poitiers, which consisted in recruiting employees from a labour pool with limited experience. Those applying to the job openings will be assessed on a number of short role-play simulations. Candidates who perform well in this preliminary phase will be then interviewed. Candidates will not be required to submit a motivation letter and their CV to apply for the job openings.
Eurofound (2011), Ikea, Business expansion in France, factsheet number 71699, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://apps.eurofound.europa.eu/restructuring-events/detail/71699.