Type
Internal restructuring
Country
Netherlands
Region
Location of affected unit(s)
Sector
Manufacturing
Manufacture Of Food And Beverage
Manufacture Of Beverages
11.05 - Manufacture of beer

450 jobs
Number of planned job losses
Job loss
Announcement Date
14 September 2003
Employment effect (start)
1 September 2003
Foreseen end date
1 December 2005

Description

To enable the company to continue operating in the future, a number of organisational changes are to be implemented within Heineken’s various divisions in the Netherlands. These changes, which will be phased in over a two-year period and are resulting in 450 job losses. An agreement was reached with trade unions on a ‘social plan’ at the end of 2002.


Sources

  • 5 September 2003: Heineken - Press release
  • 6 September 2003: NRC Handelsblad

Citation

Eurofound (2003), Heineken Nederlands Beheer, Internal restructuring in Netherlands, factsheet number 60005, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://restructuringeventsprod.azurewebsites.net/restructuring-events/detail/60005.