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 66 - Activities auxiliary to financial services and insurance activities 66.1 - Activities auxiliary to financial services, except insurance and pension funding 66.11 - Administration of financial markets
100 jobs Number of planned job losses
Announcement Date
20 February 2014
Employment effect (start)
Foreseen end date
Description
On 20 February Dutch wholesale bank Kas Bank announced it will cut 100 out of 750 jobs. The restructuring is part of a cost cutting operation. One of the driving forces behind the step is persistently low interest rates. In March it will become clear which employees will be dismissed.
Sources
21 February 2014: Het Financieele Dagblad
Citation
Eurofound (2014), Kas Bank, Internal restructuring in Netherlands, factsheet number 76648, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://apps.eurofound.europa.eu/restructuring-events/detail/76648.