DAF

Type
Business expansion
Country
European Union
Region
Location of affected unit(s)
Eindhoven (NL), Westerlo (BE)
Sector
Manufacturing
(29 - 30) Manufacture for transport equipment
29 - Manufacture of motor vehicles, trailers and semi-trailers
29 - Manufacture of motor vehicles, trailers and semi-trailers
500 jobs
Number of planned job creations
Job creation
Announcement Date
19 October 2010
Employment effect (start)
15 August 2010
Foreseen end date

Description

On 18 October 2010 truck manufacturer DAF announced it created 500 new jobs since last August. The jobs were and will be created in the Netherlands and Belgium. The firm has reintroduced evening shifts and shift work. The new employees have a fixed contract or are hired by a temp agency.

Sources

  • 19 October 2010: Het Financieele Dagblad

Citation

Eurofound (2010), DAF, Business expansion in European Union, factsheet number 71047, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://apps.eurofound.europa.eu/restructuring-events/detail/71047.