Restructuring events
European Restructuring Monitor (ERM)
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.
Dassault Aviation has announced the recruitment of 1,000 employees in 2024. In this new recruitment process, the company has set itself the target of hiring more women (at least 25% of the new employees). The group, which produces the Rafale fighter jet, have expansion plans as orders for the Rafale have increased.
Of the 1,000 jobs planned, half will be in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region. Almost half of the new vacancies will be in the production sector (fitters, aircraft technicians, preparators, inspectors), a quarter the new employees will be directed to research (design engineers, calculations, software development, maintenance) and 35% will be placed in the support sector.
Eurofound (2024), Dassault Aviation, Business expansion in France, factsheet number 200867, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://apps.eurofound.europa.eu/restructuring-events/detail/200867.
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