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.
The Austrian subsidiary of the international home improvement retail chain Bauhaus, announced the creation of approximately 120 jobs with the opening of a new DIY retail store in Vienna-Ottakring, Austria.
The new store represents an investment of around €50 million and occupies a three-story building with roughly 17,000 square metres of retail space. The employment creation is linked to the commissioning and operation of the new retail facility as part of the company’s continued expansion in the Austrian market.
Bauhaus operates a network of home improvement stores across Europe and currently runs 22 stores in Austria, including seven in Vienna. The Austrian service centre, located in Wels, coordinates functions such as procurement, marketing, e-commerce and accounting. The company employs around 1,800 people in Austria, including approximately 100 apprentices.
Eurofound (2026), Bauhaus , Business expansion in Austria, factsheet number 204375, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://apps.eurofound.europa.eu/restructuring-events/detail/204375.
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...
In 2023, thousands of workers in big tech lost their jobs. Meta, Amazon, Google, Apple, Microsoft and Salesforce had been considered to offer good and secure jobs up to this point. Giants of the information and communication technology (ICT) sector,...
In 2024, the automotive sector in the EU came to the fore in public and policy discussions. The focus was on the slowdown in electric vehicle (EV) sales, rising global competition, belated investments in new technologies, and the potential closure...
