Livio

Type
Internal restructuring
Country
Netherlands
Region
Oost-Nederland; Overijssel; Twente
Location of affected unit(s)
Sector
Health / Social Work
Human Health Services And Activities
Human Health Activities
86 - Human health activities
150 jobs
Number of planned job losses
Job loss
Announcement Date
6 September 2007
Employment effect (start)
Foreseen end date

Description

Livio, an organization that operates in the domiciliary care sector, has announced that it is to cut 150 jobs. The majority of those workers affected are on part-time contracts. The background of the decision to cut jobs is the liberalization of the market for domiciliary care by the Dutch Government and also cuts in the health care budget by the Dutch Government. In the domiciliary care sector as a whole, it is expected that 5,000 jobs will be cut in 2007. Livio employs 2000 in the Netherlands, and as of September 2007 there is no further information on when the job losses will be implemented by.

Sources

  • 6 September 2007: NRC Handelsblad
  • 6 September 2007: Het Financieele Dagblad

Citation

Eurofound (2007), Livio, Internal restructuring in Netherlands, factsheet number 65857, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://restructuringeventsprod.azurewebsites.net/restructuring-events/detail/65857.