Aarhus Universitet

Type
Internal restructuring
Country
Denmark
Region
Århus amt;
Location of affected unit(s)
Aarhus
Sector
Education
Education
Vet, Higher And Tertiary Education
85.42 - Tertiary education
358 jobs
Number of planned job losses
Job loss
Announcement Date
22 February 2014
Employment effect (start)
1 March 2014
Foreseen end date
31 December 2014

Description

The second largest university in Denmark, Aarhus University, plans to cut its staff by 358 employees.

According to the shop stewards at Aarhus University, the redundancies will affect 138 technical administrative staff and 58 scientific employees. Furthermore, 162 employees will be offered voluntary retirement.

Another 42 will continue to work according to a scheme for senior employees with less working hours. Thus, a total of around 400 employees will be affected by the university's restructuring in 2014.

Sources

  • 22 February 2014: politiken.dk

Citation

Eurofound (2014), Aarhus Universitet, Internal restructuring in Denmark, factsheet number 76721, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://restructuringeventsprod.azurewebsites.net/restructuring-events/detail/76721.