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.
Manufacturing Manufacture Of Computer, Electrical Electronic And Optical Products Manufacture Of Computer, Electronic And Optical Products 26.04 - Manufacture Of Consumer Electronics
150 jobs Number of planned job losses
Announcement Date
6 November 2023
Employment effect (start)
7 November 2023
Foreseen end date
Description
Bose, an international producer of audio equipment, has announced that it will dismiss 150 employees at its facility in Tongeren, in the light of the closure of the facility.
Half of the jobs to be cut are those of blue-collar workers, and half of the jobs are white collar jobs. The facility is a distribution centre for the company. The company management states it intends to work with an external logistics partner in the future to manage its supply chain in Europe. As is prescribed by the Renault Law, a consultation and negotiations with the trade unions will now take place.
Eurofound (2023), Bose, Closure in Belgium, factsheet number 200525, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://restructuringeventsprod.azurewebsites.net/restructuring-events/detail/200525.
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