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.
Transportation / Storage Land, Water And Air Transportation Land Transport And Transport Via Pipelines 49.31 - Urban and suburban passenger land transport
200 jobs Number of planned job creations
Announcement Date
5 February 2019
Employment effect (start)
1 January 2019
Foreseen end date
31 December 2019
Description
RATP, public provider of transport at the Ile-de-France, will create several hundreds of new positions. The company plans to hire 4,700 employees in 2019, including 4,300 only for the region Ile-de-France. Out of the 4,700 total new employees, RAPT announces 1,400 bus drivers, 70 subway drivers, 400 technicians, 300 managers and 290 front desk agents. The net employment effect will not be known for a year, pushing the union to denounce a lack of transparency in the workforce management plan, nonetheless the company announced 'several hundreds' of job creations.
Eurofound (2019), RATP, Business expansion in France, factsheet number 96717, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://restructuringeventsprod.azurewebsites.net/restructuring-events/detail/96717.
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