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)
Sector
Transportation / Storage Warehousing And Support Activities For Transportation, Postal And Courier Activities Postal And Courier Activities 53 - Postal and courier activities
New offshoring locations
200 jobs Number of planned job losses
Announcement Date
13 January 2017
Employment effect (start)
16 January 2017
Foreseen end date
Description
Bpost, the Belgian postal service has announced the dismissal of 200 external IT consultants and the offshore-outsourcing of the positions to India. Bpost management states that the outsourcing is necessary to reduce costs. Unions are shocked by the decision, especially considering Bpost recently placed a bid of €2.55 billion for the Dutch postal company PostNL. 200 internal IT experts remain active within the company. They will focus more on external tasks, including the training of the Indian consultants. Telecom minister Alexander De Croo has requested more information from the Bpost management.
Sources
13 January 2017: De Standaard
13 January 2017: De Redactie
Citation
Eurofound (2017), Bpost, Offshoring/Delocalisation in Belgium, factsheet number 89759, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://restructuringeventsprod.azurewebsites.net/restructuring-events/detail/89759.
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