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Transportation / Storage 49 - Land transport and transport via pipelines 49 - Land transport and transport via pipelines 49 - Land transport and transport via pipelines
780 jobs Number of planned job losses
350 jobs Number of planned job creations
Announcement Date
9 June 2005
Employment effect (start)
Foreseen end date
Description
Management of Eurotunnel announced in June 2005 a redundancy programme involving 780 job losses. Jacques Gounon, the new managing director, explained that about 350 jobs would nevertheless be created within the restructuring programme. A large part of the suppressions will be dealt with through voluntary resignations (300).
Sources
9 June 2005: Les Echos
21 June 2005: Les Echos
8 July 2005: Les Echos
Citation
Eurofound (2005), Eurotunnel, Internal restructuring in France, factsheet number 61890, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://apps.eurofound.europa.eu/restructuring-events/detail/61890.