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 Manufacturing Of Machinery And Equipment Manufacture Of Machinery And Equipment N.E.C. 28 - Manufacture of machinery and equipment n.e.c.
100 jobs Number of planned job losses
Announcement Date
6 November 2013
Employment effect (start)
Foreseen end date
Description
Power and engineering company Alstom is to reduce its workforce by 100 in France. This is to affect administrative and support positions.
The measure is part of a European restructuring plan aiming at 1,300 job cuts in order to increase the company’s competitiveness.
The timeline for the restructuring is not yet available.
Alstom currently employs around 18,000 employees in France. An earlier round of dismissals in France (up to 177 jobs) was announced in 2011.
Sources
6 November 2013: Nouvel Observateur
13 November 2013: Les Echos
6 November 2013: L'usine Nouvelle
Citation
Eurofound (2013), Alstom, Internal restructuring in France, factsheet number 76150, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://restructuringeventsprod.azurewebsites.net/restructuring-events/detail/76150.
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