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.
Turkish online food delivery platform Getir has announced that it will cut about 5,600 jobs globally.
The company has announced that it will cease its operations in the United States, the UK and Europe (including Germany) to focus on its home market of Turkey. According to the sources, about 1,500 positions will be affected in the UK, about 1,800 jobs in Germany, and about 2,300 jobs in the United States. There is no information on the restructuring process in the Netherlands, the second European country, after Germany, where the company still operates.
In 2023, Getir ceased operations in France Getir-2023-FR, Spain Getir-2023-ES, Italy and Portugal.
Founded in 2015, Getir operates in Turkey, the United States, the UK, Germany, and the Netherlands. In 2023, the company employed about 32,000 staff globally.
The previous global restructuring event has been recorded in the ERM events database: Getir-2022-WO.
Eurofound (2024), Getir, Closure in World, factsheet number 201259, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://apps.eurofound.europa.eu/restructuring-events/detail/201259.