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.
Financial Services Financial And Insurance Activities Financial Service Activities, Except Insurance And Pension Funding 64 - Financial service activities, except insurance and pension funding
400 - 500 jobs Number of planned job losses
Announcement Date
2 June 2015
Employment effect (start)
2 June 2015
Foreseen end date
31 March 2016
Description
Dutch bank and insurance company ING will cut between 400 and 500 jobs at its head office in Amsterdam. The employees affected by the job cuts will remain in ING employment until March 2016 and in this period they will be guided to new employment either within or outside of ING. ING currently employs some 16,000 people in the Netherlands of whom 2,200 are external employees.
Sources
2 June 2015: De Financiële Telegraaf
Citation
Eurofound (2015), ING, Internal restructuring in Netherlands, factsheet number 83708, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://restructuringeventsprod.azurewebsites.net/restructuring-events/detail/83708.
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