University of Copenhagen

Type
Internal restructuring
Country
Denmark
Region
København og Frederiksberg kommuner;
Location of affected unit(s)
Copenhagen
Sector
Education
Education
Vet, Higher And Tertiary Education
85.4 - Higher education
130 jobs
Number of planned job losses
Job loss
Announcement Date
26 November 2009
Employment effect (start)
1 February 2010
Foreseen end date
31 July 2010

Description

The University of Copenhagen announced 26 November 2009 that up to 130 employees will be made redundant and will be given notice by the end of January 2010. It is not yet decided which departments will be affected and to what extent. According to the Head of Communication, Mr Jasper Steen Winkel, the lay-offs are due to cutbacks in university funding. University of Copenhagen has approximately 8,000 employees.

Sources

  • 26 November 2009: politiken.dk

Citation

Eurofound (2009), University of Copenhagen, Internal restructuring in Denmark, factsheet number 69943, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://restructuringeventsprod.azurewebsites.net/restructuring-events/detail/69943.