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.
Financial / Insurance/ Estate 64 - Financial service activities, except insurance and pension funding 64.1 - Monetary intermediation 64.19 - Other monetary intermediation
1,500 - 3,000 jobs Number of planned job losses
Announcement Date
26 July 2012
Employment effect (start)
1 August 2012
Foreseen end date
1 August 2016
Description
Dutch cooperative bank Rabobank announced on 26 July 2012 that it will cut 1,500 to 3,000 jobs in the coming four years.
The firm expects to implement the restructuring without forced dismissals. Reported background is the need to cut costs in the face of novel national and international legislation.
Sources
27 July 2012: Het Financieele Dagblad
27 July 2012: De Volkskrant
Citation
Eurofound (2012), Rabobank, Internal restructuring in Netherlands, factsheet number 73973, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://apps.eurofound.europa.eu/restructuring-events/detail/73973.