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.
Nike, a global sportswear brand based in the United States, announced that it will cut 411 jobs in its Belgian logistics hubs in Laakdal and Ham. The cuts include 330 weekend workers and 81 logistics positions.
The restructuring is set to begin shortly after the announcement, with negotiations slated to start next week. The restructuring plan was presented to the works council, and negotiations with social partners will take place. Trade unions, including the socialist union BBTK, are involved and have publicly commented on the causes of the restructuring. The workforce reduction is largely a direct dismissal, but the company has also introduced voluntary exit schemes and early retirement options to offset the impact on employees.
The company cites the need to strengthen and streamline its European operations, centralise logistics, and automate processes as the main drivers behind the job cuts, while also responding to the long-term impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on sales volumes.
Nike has been present in Belgium for more than 30 years and established its European Logistics Campus in Laakdal in 1994. The campus is the largest employer in the region, with nearly 5,000 employees.
Eurofound (2026), Nike, Internal restructuring in Belgium, factsheet number 204617, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://apps.eurofound.europa.eu/restructuring-events/detail/204617.