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West-Nederland; Noord-Holland; Het Gooi en Vechtstreek
Location of affected unit(s)
Hilversum
Sector
Media 58 - Publishing activities 58.2 - Software publishing 58.21 - Publishing of video games
90 jobs Number of planned job losses
Announcement Date
14 May 2014
Employment effect (start)
1 June 2014
Foreseen end date
Description
Spil Games, the Dutch manufacturer of Computer Games, has announced that it will cut 90 jobs (90 to 100 employees) out of 240 jobs inĀ HilversumĀ over the next few months. According to the sources, this is part of a restructuring that will affect all levels of the organisation as the company will now focus on producing games for mobile phones and tablets devices. The source also reports that the CEO has left the firm, and the restructuring process will be managed by the CFO.
In 2012, Spil Games closed down sales offices in Hamburg, London and Hilversum.
Sources
15 May 2014: De Volkskrant
16 May 2014: Het Financieele Dagblad
Citation
Eurofound (2014), Spil Games, Internal restructuring in Netherlands, factsheet number 77191, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://apps.eurofound.europa.eu/restructuring-events/detail/77191.