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Financial Services Financial And Insurance Activities Financial Service Activities, Except Insurance And Pension Funding 64.99 - Other financial service activities, except insurance and pension funding n.e.c.
136 jobs Number of planned job losses
Announcement Date
26 November 2012
Employment effect (start)
7 December 2012
Foreseen end date
31 December 2012
Description
The bank KBL has announced to cut about 136 positions by the end of December, out of a total of 1,134 employees, in the framework of a cost saving plan.
The management has negotiated a social plan with the ALEBA union. 30 jobs will be cut through voluntary departures and 106 will be forced dismissals. According to the unions, two-thirds of the dismissed employees are older than 45 years.
The management explained its decision by the crisis in the euro zone and an effort to sell the bank.
Sources
10 December 2012: L'Essentiel
26 November 2012: L'Essentiel
Citation
Eurofound (2012), KBL, Internal restructuring in Luxembourg, factsheet number 74665, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://restructuringeventsprod.azurewebsites.net/restructuring-events/detail/74665.
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