Type
Other
Country
France
Region
Location of affected unit(s)
all units
Sector
Education
Education
Education
85 - Education

16,000 jobs
Number of planned job losses
Job loss
Announcement Date
29 December 2010
Employment effect (start)
1 January 2011
Foreseen end date
31 December 2011

Description

On December 29th 2010, The French Ministry for National Education announced its plan to dismiss 16000 teachers over the 2011 academic year. The dismissals begin in January and will continue gradually and evenly throughout the country. The plan was created in order to respond to funding cuts and a decline in the student population.


Sources

Citation

Eurofound (2010), Education nationale, Other in France, factsheet number 71486, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://restructuringeventsprod.azurewebsites.net/restructuring-events/detail/71486.