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.
Région Bruxelles-Capitale / Brussels Hoofdstedelijke Gewest;
Location of affected unit(s)
Brussels
Sector
Transportation / Storage Warehousing And Support Activities For Transportation, Postal And Courier Activities Postal And Courier Activities 53.10 - Postal activities under universal service obligation
322 jobs Number of planned job losses
Announcement Date
10 November 2015
Employment effect (start)
Foreseen end date
Description
In early 2016, Bpost, a Belgian public mail company, will launch two internal restructuring plans titled Alpha and MSO. In the third quarter of 2015, the company recorded a EUR 54mn (USD 58.01mn) provision in anticipation of the costs associated with the Alpha plan. As part of the plan, 322 jobs will be cut. Some of the employee departures will be implemented through an early retirement scheme (minimum age eligible: 59.5 years old).
Sources
7 November 2015: De Tijd
Citation
Eurofound (2015), Bpost, Internal restructuring in Belgium, factsheet number 85549, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://restructuringeventsprod.azurewebsites.net/restructuring-events/detail/85549.
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