Philips

Type
Internal restructuring
Country
Netherlands
Region
Zuid-Nederland; Noord-Brabant; West-Noord-Brabant
Location of affected unit(s)
Roosendaal
Sector
Manufacturing
(26 - 27) Manufacture of electrical, electronic and optical products
27.4 - Manufacture of lighting equipment
27.4 - Manufacture of lighting equipment
159 jobs
Number of planned job losses
Job loss
Announcement Date
19 May 2009
Employment effect (start)
1 June 2009
Foreseen end date
31 December 2009

Description

On 19 May 2009 Philips announced the loss of 159 jobs (out of a total of just over 900) in its Rossendaal plant. Its glass oven will stop production of fluorescent (TL) lamps. The company plans to buy glass from Poland in the future.

Sources

  • 20 May 2009: Het Financieele Dagblad

Citation

Eurofound (2009), Philips, Internal restructuring in Netherlands, factsheet number 69037, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://apps.eurofound.europa.eu/restructuring-events/detail/69037.