Federal Police

Type
Internal restructuring
Country
Belgium
Region
Location of affected unit(s)
Sector
Public Administration / Defence
84 - Public administration and defence; compulsory social security
84.2 - Provision of services to the community as a whole
84.24 - Public order and safety activities
600 jobs
Number of planned job losses
Job loss
Announcement Date
12 October 2009
Employment effect (start)
1 November 2009
Foreseen end date
31 December 2010

Description

Home secretary Annemie Turtelboom announced that only half of the retired federal police forces personnel in 2009 and 2010 will be replaced.

300 new police officers will be recruited in each year to replace 1200 police officers who will be retired by the end of 2010. Trade unions consider that this decision "puts the operational capacity of the federal police and the citizen safety at risk".

Sources

Citation

Eurofound (2009), Federal Police, Internal restructuring in Belgium, factsheet number 69756, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://apps.eurofound.europa.eu/restructuring-events/detail/69756.