A. P. Møller-Mærsk

Type
Internal restructuring
Country
Denmark
Region
København og Frederiksberg kommuner;
Location of affected unit(s)
Copenhagen
Sector
Transportation / Storage
Land, Water And Air Transportation
Water Transport
50 - Water transport
100 jobs
Number of planned job losses
Job loss
Announcement Date
7 January 2009
Employment effect (start)
31 January 2009
Foreseen end date

Description

The large Danish shipowner A. P. Møller-Maersk has announced that it is to cut 100 jobs at the headquarters in Copenhagen as part of a restructuring plan. Maersk will split the headquarters into two units, a Corporate Centre and Service functions. The reorganisation will be completed by the end of January 2009 and it is expected that 730 employees will remain at the headquarters. During the next weeks the management and the empoyees' representatives will discuss a plan for the redundancies including possible compensations.  

Sources

  • 7 January 2009: Politiken

Citation

Eurofound (2009), A. P. Møller-Mærsk, Internal restructuring in Denmark, factsheet number 67770, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://restructuringeventsprod.azurewebsites.net/restructuring-events/detail/67770.