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.
Information / Communication Publishing Of Information; Production And Programming Of Audiovisual Publishing Activities 58.13 - Publishing of newspapers
275 jobs Number of planned job losses
Announcement Date
11 December 2014
Employment effect (start)
15 December 2014
Foreseen end date
15 May 2015
Description
Belgian newspaper group ‘De Persgroep’ are to take over Wegener and operate under the new name ‘Persgroep Nederland,’ directly leading to a loss of 275 jobs. These job losses are on top of redundancies that resulted from the internal restructuring of Wegener. The cuts are across the board, both in editing and other departments. The new ‘Persgroep Nederland’ will consist of 11 national and regional news outlets, among these the Volkskrant, Trouw, het Algemeen Dagblad en Het Parool. The new firm employs 2,943 full time employees (of whom 1,400 are editorial staff).
Sources
11 December 2014: Het Financieele Dagblad
11 December 2014: De Volkskrant
11 December 2014: fd.nl
11 December 2014: Wegener.nl (Press Release)
Citation
Eurofound (2014), Wegener, Merger/Acquisition in Netherlands, factsheet number 77993, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://restructuringeventsprod.azurewebsites.net/restructuring-events/detail/77993.
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