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Manufacturing (26 - 27) Manufacture of electrical, electronic and optical products 26.2 - Manufacture of computers and peripheral equipment 26.20 - Manufacture of computers and peripheral equipment
550 jobs Number of planned job losses
Announcement Date
13 May 2009
Employment effect (start)
Foreseen end date
Description
On 13 May 2009, printer and photocopier manufacturer Océ announced that it is to cut 550 jobs worldwide. In 2008, Océ already cut 1,250 jobs.
On 2 October 2009, the company declared that in 2009 a total of 1170 jobs had been scrapped worldwide, with another 330 to go.
Sources
14 May 2009: Het Financieele Dagblad
14 May 2009: NRC Handelsblad
3 October 2009: Het Financieele Dagblad
Citation
Eurofound (2009), Océ, Internal restructuring in World, factsheet number 68912, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://apps.eurofound.europa.eu/restructuring-events/detail/68912.