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.
Wholesale / Retail Retail trade Non-specialised retail sale 47.11 - Non-specialised retail sale of predominately food, beverages or tobacco
300 jobs Number of planned job creations
Announcement Date
6 February 2012
Employment effect (start)
1 March 2012
Foreseen end date
31 December 2013
Description
LIDL, a German discount supermarket chain, is to hire 300 additional workers in the next two years. This is due to the fact that the management decided to extend the opening hours of their supermarkets. Shops will be opened two hours more per day (from 8.30am to 8.00pm instead of 9.00am to 6.30pm).
The 300 new workers will account for one new worker per LIDL outlet in Belgium. Additionally, workers will be paid more given the new opening hours.
Sources
6 February 2012: Le Soir
7 February 2012: L'Echo
Citation
Eurofound (2012), Lidl, Business expansion in Belgium, factsheet number 73093, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://restructuringeventsprod.azurewebsites.net/restructuring-events/detail/73093.
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