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 Basic Metal And Fabricated Metal Products Manufacture Of Fabricated Metal Products, Except Machinery And Equipment 25.11 - Manufacture of metal structures and parts of structures
142 jobs Number of planned job losses
Announcement Date
7 June 2013
Employment effect (start)
1 July 2013
Foreseen end date
30 August 2013
Description
On 5 June 2013, the scaffolding manufacturer Hertel has announced plans to cut 142 positions in its five sites in France. The managerial body has started to negotiate with employee representatives on the content of the social plan. Job cuts will happen after the information and consultation process, by July or August. As for now, there is no information on the content of the plan or on the length of the restructuring. Hertel is a global industrial services company with over 13,000 people employees worldwide.
Sources
7 June 2013: Paris Normandie
7 June 2013: France 3
Citation
Eurofound (2013), Hertel, Closure in France, factsheet number 75491, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://restructuringeventsprod.azurewebsites.net/restructuring-events/detail/75491.
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