Type
Internal restructuring
Country
World
Region
Location of affected unit(s)
Sector
Manufacturing
Manufacture Of Chemicals And Pharamceuticals
Manufacture Of Chemicals And Chemical Products
20 - Manufacture of chemicals and chemical products

3,000 jobs
Number of planned job losses
Job loss
Announcement Date
5 May 2009
Employment effect (start)
Foreseen end date

Description

Linde Group, a world leading gases and engineering company with almost 52,000 employees working in around 100 countries worldwide, has announced 3,000 job losses worldwide due to a drop in sales of 7.6 % in the 1st quarter of 2009. There is no further information on where the job losses will occur and when they will be implemented by. Negotiations with the works council have not yet started.


Sources

  • 6 May 2009: Handelsblatt

Citation

Eurofound (2009), Linde, Internal restructuring in World, factsheet number 68861, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://restructuringeventsprod.azurewebsites.net/restructuring-events/detail/68861.