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.
IBM, an American technology services multinational, has announced that it will reduce its European workforce by 10 %. This include 328 jobs cut at its French subsidiary.
In France, the cuts are intended to reduce a workforce that grew too much during the COVID-19 pandemic. However, trade union representatives claim that the impact of AI on jobs is not well seen within public opinion, and therefore remains a hidden motive of the restructuring. The restructuring will mostly affect consulting and support services.
The restructuring will be implemented through voluntary departures. Announced the 11th February 2026, a job saving plan is in currently being negotiated between management and social partners. The CFDT trade union has criticised the lack of transparency in the economic justification for the restructuring, as well as the transfer of activities to cheaper centres abroad, and the lack of provisions and consideration for departing and remaining employees.
Eurofound (2026), IBM France, Internal restructuring in France, factsheet number 204589, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://apps.eurofound.europa.eu/restructuring-events/detail/204589.
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