Type
Internal restructuring
Country
Germany
Region
Bremen; Bremen; Kreisfreie Stadt
Location of affected unit(s)
Sector
Manufacturing
Manufacture Of Tobacco Products
Manufacture Of Tobacco Products
12 - Manufacture of tobacco products

242 jobs
Number of planned job losses
Job loss
Announcement Date
6 March 2006
Employment effect (start)
Foreseen end date

Description

Brinkmann Tabakfabriken, affiliate of British American Tobacco, has announced a reduction of its staff by 80%. The firm responds to the judgment of the ECJ which eventually dismissed, in November 2005, the tax relief on fine-cut tobacco sticks intended for rolling cigarettes.


Sources

  • 7 March 2006: Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung

Citation

Eurofound (2006), Brinkmann, Internal restructuring in Germany, factsheet number 63113, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://restructuringeventsprod.azurewebsites.net/restructuring-events/detail/63113.