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.
As announced on 30 October 2025, semiconductor manufacturer Infineon Technologies plans to cut a mid-three-digit number of jobs at its Belecke site in Warstein (North Rhine-Westphalia).
The reason cited is a decrease in demand. According to Infineon, there will be no compulsory redundancies, with the job cuts expected to happen in a socially responsible manner. Talks with the works council are currently underway. Workers' unions criticised the lack of prior warning and authorities voiced concerns regarding the scale of the reductions.
The Warstein site employs 2,200 people, while Infineon employs around 58,000 people worldwide.
Back in May 2024, Infineon cut around 500 jobs at its Regensburg site, as recorded in the ERM events database Infineon Technologies 2024 - DE.
Eurofound (2025), Infineon Technologies, Internal restructuring in Germany, factsheet number 203651, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://apps.eurofound.europa.eu/restructuring-events/detail/203651.
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