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.
Sicuritalia plans to hire 200 security guards for stations across Northern Italy. The recruitment effort will place 120 personnel in Milan, with remaining positions distributed across Bologna (16), Turin (15), Genova (16), and various provincial locations throughout Lombardy, Liguria, and Emilia Romagna. The security services provider, which currently manages operations at 351 railway stations nationally alongside 12 airports and 18 metro stations, is expanding its workforce following new Ferservizi contract awards. Candidates must meet specific legal and aptitude requirements. New hires will receive permanent contracts for roles including access control, alarm response, infrastructure protection, and anti-graffiti operations. Applicants can submit their candidacy through the company website or attend an online recruitment event on April 16. The positions include individual onboarding and certification training recognized throughout Italy.
Eurofound (2025), Sicuritalia, Business expansion in Italy, factsheet number 202575, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://apps.eurofound.europa.eu/restructuring-events/detail/202575.
Eurofound’s ERM restructuring legislation database offers an overview of key restructuring-related regulations in the EU Member States and Norway. Its content is continuously updated to reflect any changes made by national legislators in response to, for instance, policy shifts, legal...
Can Europe still achieve its ambitions for battery manufacturing? To answer this, the article looks at data from Eurofound’s European Restructuring Monitor and explores what recent large-scale restructuring events reveal about the state of play in the EU battery sector.
This working paper offers a comprehensive methodological overview of the European Restructuring Monitor (ERM) databases. Even though the methodology has not changed over time, new categories have been added, and the way it has been used by researchers and policymakers...
This Eurofound research paper explores key trends in restructuring in recent years, highlighting the companies that announced the largest job losses and job gains in the EU. It builds on an analysis of company announcements recorded in Eurofound’s European Restructuring...
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