Type
Internal restructuring
Country
Ireland
Region
Border, Midland and Western; West; West
Location of affected unit(s)
Galway
Sector
Manufacturing
Manufacturing Of Furniture And Other Manufacturing
Other Manufacturing
32 - Other manufacturing

175 jobs
Number of planned job losses
Job loss
Announcement Date
8 February 2010
Employment effect (start)
Foreseen end date

Description

US-owned medical devices multinational Boston Scientific has announced up to 175 redundancies at its Galway plant. Boston Scientific Galway presently employs 3,000 staff, and 5,000 in total in Ireland. Many staff at the Galway site are employed in high-skill jobs.  


Sources

Citation

Eurofound (2010), Boston Scientific, Internal restructuring in Ireland, factsheet number 70170, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://restructuringeventsprod.azurewebsites.net/restructuring-events/detail/70170.