Sony Europe Belgium

Type
Internal restructuring
Country
Belgium
Region
Vlaams Gewest; Prov. Vlaams-Brabant; Arr. Halle-Vilvoorde
Location of affected unit(s)
Zaventem
Sector
Manufacturing
(26 - 27) Manufacture of electrical, electronic and optical products
26.4 - Manufacture of consumer electronics
26.40 - Manufacture of consumer electronics
55 jobs
Number of planned job losses
Job loss
Announcement Date
20 April 2012
Employment effect (start)
1 June 2012
Foreseen end date
1 January 2013

Description

Sony Europe Belgium is to cut some 55 jobs out of a total of 340 at the Belgian plant in Zavantem. As of April 2012, there is no information on which departments or positions will be affected by the job cuts. This is part of a large worldwide restructuring afftecting over 10,000 jobs. Sony employs in total between 450 and 500 people in Belgium. 

Sources

  • 20 April 2012: Le Soir

Citation

Eurofound (2012), Sony Europe Belgium, Internal restructuring in Belgium, factsheet number 73409, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://apps.eurofound.europa.eu/restructuring-events/detail/73409.