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.
Austrian Federal Railways (ÖBB), a state-owned Austrian railway transport operator active in passenger and freight transport, announced the creation of approximately 240 new jobs and 55 apprenticeship positions in the federal state of Salzburg (Austria).
The new positions are scheduled for the current year, while an additional apprenticeship package worth around €5 million will allow the company to increase annual apprentice intake by 100 positions nationwide between 2025 and 2027, resulting in 300 additional apprenticeship places. The recruitments are aimed at strengthening workforce capacity and addressing skilled labour shortages in the mobility sector.
Government representatives have publicly welcomed the initiative, highlighting its contribution to regional employment and vocational training, while company management emphasised employment stability and long-term workforce development.
ÖBB operates nationwide rail passenger and freight services and offers around 130 occupational profiles, employing tens of thousands of staff across Austria.
Recently, the ÖBB announced a large expansion programme for the East of Austria, seeking to recruit 2,380 new staff Österreichische Bundesbahnen 2026 - AT. Additionally, the ERM events database recorded previous expansions of the ÖBB in 2016 Österreichische Bundesbahnen (ÖBB) 2016 - AT and in 2017 Österreichische Bundesbahnen (ÖBB) 2017 - AT.
Eurofound (2026), Österreichische Bundesbahnen (ÖBB), Business expansion in Austria, factsheet number 204231, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://apps.eurofound.europa.eu/restructuring-events/detail/204231.
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