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.
Thales, a French defence, aerospace and cyber-digital technology group, announced the recruitment of 8,000 people worldwide in 2025 across its three business segments.
The hiring will take place globally, with approximately 3,000 positions in France. Among those positions, 750 will be permanent, and 3 recruitment waves have been announced: Thales 2025 - FR, Thales 2025 - FR, and Thales 2025 - FR.
Additionally, over 1,000 in the United Kingdom will be created in the United Kingdom, including 100 for the Royal Navy’s fleet communications systems. Also, 500 workers will be recruited in the Netherlands: Thales 2025 - FR, 400 in the United States, 400 in Australia, 300 in Central Europe, 250 in India, 200 in Germany [Thales 2025 - FR] (https://apps.eurofound.europa.eu/restructuring-events/detail/204027), and 150 in Africa and the Middle East.
The company is expanding to support the strong growth momentum driven by interconnected geopolitical crises, a rebound in air traffic and accelerating global connectivity across all its businesses.
The 8 000 new hires will be split by location as detailed above. 40 % of the new positions will be in engineering roles, covering software, systems engineering, cybersecurity, AI and data, while approximately 25 % will be in industrial roles such as technicians, operators and industrial engineers.
Thales operates a global workforce of 72,000 people. The group has been hiring consistently for the past decade, with over 30,000 new hires between 2022 and 2024, and continues to maintain a large number of internal mobility moves each year.
Eurofound (2025), Thales, Business expansion in World, factsheet number 204031, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://apps.eurofound.europa.eu/restructuring-events/detail/204031.
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