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.
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100 jobs Number of planned job losses
Announcement Date
29 June 2006
Employment effect (start)
Foreseen end date
Description
Economic development agency Scottish Enterprise has announced 100 job cuts. The losses were announced as the agency unveiled its strategy for the next three years. It wants to concentrate its efforts on areas where it believes it can make a big difference to Scotland's economy. Commenting on the job losses, Chief Executive Jack Perry said: 'This will mainly be achieved through natural turnover and there will be no redundancy programme in the short-term.'
Sources
29 June 2006: BBC News
Citation
Eurofound (2006), Scottish Enterprise, Internal restructuring in United Kingdom, factsheet number 63711, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://restructuringeventsprod.azurewebsites.net/restructuring-events/detail/63711.
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