Region Sjælland

Type
Internal restructuring
Country
Denmark
Region
Danmark; Sjælland; Vest- og Sydsjælland
Location of affected unit(s)
Sorø
Sector
Public Administration / Defence
84 - Public administration and defence; compulsory social security
84.1 - Administration of the State and the economic, social and environmental policies of the community
84.11 - General public administration activities
317 jobs
Number of planned job losses
Job loss
Announcement Date
22 October 2018
Employment effect (start)
1 November 2018
Foreseen end date
30 November 2018

Description

The Danish region, Region Sjælland (Zealand) has announced plans to dismiss up to 317 employees by the end of November 2018. The redundancies will affect hospital employees in the region such as nurses, medical secretaries, care assistants, administrative staff, doctors and bioanalysts. The restructuring is a result of a general deficit on the region's 2019 budget, which is challenged by costs for treatment of more patients with more complicated diseases and more effective, but more expensive hospital medicine. Region Zealand employs more than 18,000 people and its budget for 2019 is around €19 billion.

Citation

Eurofound (2018), Region Sjælland, Internal restructuring in Denmark, factsheet number 95829, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://apps.eurofound.europa.eu/restructuring-events/detail/95829.