Type
Internal restructuring
Country
Germany
Region
Hessen; Darmstadt; Darmstadt
Location of affected unit(s)
Sector
Manufacturing
Manufacture Of Chemicals And Pharamceuticals
Manufacture Of Basic Pharmaceutical Products And Pharmaceutical Preparations
21 - Manufacture of basic pharmaceutical products and pharmaceutical preparations

100 jobs
Number of planned job losses
Job loss
Announcement Date
22 December 2006
Employment effect (start)
Foreseen end date
31 December 2010

Description

Merck, manufacturer of chemical and pharmaceutical products, intends to reduce its sales and distribution staff in Darmstadt by 100 employees by the end of 2010. The reduction is said to adapt the firm to the consequences that result from the reform in the health sector.


Sources

  • 22 December 2006: FTD
  • 22 December 2006: Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung

Citation

Eurofound (2006), Merck, Internal restructuring in Germany, factsheet number 64674, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://restructuringeventsprod.azurewebsites.net/restructuring-events/detail/64674.