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 Chemicals And Pharamceuticals Manufacture Of Chemicals And Chemical Products 20.41 - Manufacture of soap and detergents, cleaning and polishing preparations
134 jobs Number of planned job losses
Announcement Date
11 April 2014
Employment effect (start)
17 April 2014
Foreseen end date
15 September 2014
Description
The French subsidiary of the Anglo-Dutch multinational consumer goods company Unilever is to cut 134 jobs at its headquarters in Rueil-Malmaison (Haut-de-Seine) by September 2014. As reported, the restructuring refers to 79 managerial positions and 54 department supervisors. Unilever employs 2,700 people in France. Unions highlight that this new plan is the ninth since 2005 that lead to a total of 1,000 job cuts. In 2013 Unilever announced 152 job cuts.
Sources
11 April 2014: LSA
11 April 2014: Le Figaro
Citation
Eurofound (2014), Unilever France, Internal restructuring in France, factsheet number 76868, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://restructuringeventsprod.azurewebsites.net/restructuring-events/detail/76868.
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