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 Computer Programming, Consultancy And Related Activities Computer Programming, Consultancy And Related Activities 62.01 - Computer programming activities
400 jobs Number of planned job losses
Announcement Date
14 April 2015
Employment effect (start)
14 April 2015
Foreseen end date
1 April 2016
Description
IT services provider CSC is to dismiss 400 employees which is more than a third of its workforce in Denmark. This was announced in daily online news Borsen.dk on 14 April 2015.
Trade union Prosa that represents the majority of the employees in CSC confirmed that they have been informed by CSC about the planned redundancies. In total 500 will be dismissed in Denmark, Sweden and Norway and another 150 new jobs will be created. Thus the staff will be cut by 350 employees in Scandinavia.
In relation to the recent announcement CEO Jørgen Jakobsen said to borsen.dk that 'the transformation process might take up to 12 months. In the coming days CSC will focus on a dialogue with the employees and their organisations'.
Sources
14 April 2015: Borsen.dk
Citation
Eurofound (2015), CSC, Internal restructuring in Denmark, factsheet number 79317, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://restructuringeventsprod.azurewebsites.net/restructuring-events/detail/79317.
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