Schooneberg

Type
Internal restructuring
Country
Netherlands
Region
Location of affected unit(s)
Sector
Manufacturing
(26 - 27) Manufacture of electrical, electronic and optical products
26.6 - Manufacture of irradiation, electromedical and electrotherapeutic equipment
26.60 - Manufacture of irradiation, electromedical and electrotherapeutic equipment
180 jobs
Number of planned job losses
Job loss
Announcement Date
30 March 2017
Employment effect (start)
30 March 2017
Foreseen end date
31 December 2017

Description

Dutch hearing aid specialist, Schoonenberg Hoorcomfort, has announced it will cut all positions of hearing aid specialists (180 consultants total) and will retain only audiologists in the future. The main difference concerns certification. The company specialises in the manufacturing and placing of hearing aids. 

Schoonenberg has approximately 200 stores across the Netherlands and employs about 750 people. The company has also opened stores in Belgium and Luxembourg.  

Sources

  • 30 March 2017: Financieel Dagblad

Citation

Eurofound (2017), Schooneberg, Internal restructuring in Netherlands, factsheet number 92900, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://apps.eurofound.europa.eu/restructuring-events/detail/92900.