Type
Internal restructuring
Country
Ireland
Region
Border, Midland and Western; West; West
Location of affected unit(s)
Galway
Sector
Manufacturing
Manufacture Of Computer, Electrical Electronic And Optical Products
Manufacture Of Computer, Electronic And Optical Products
26.6 - Manufacture of irradiation, electromedical and electrotherapeutic equipment

150 jobs
Number of planned job losses
Job loss
Announcement Date
12 April 2012
Employment effect (start)
13 April 2012
Foreseen end date

Description

Medical devices manufacturer Boston Scientific is to let go 150 fixed-term contract staff from its workforce of 2,500. The decision not to renew the employment contracts was made because new products, in relation to which they were specifically recruited, have now been launched.


Sources

  • 13 April 2012: RTE news

Citation

Eurofound (2012), Boston Scientific, Internal restructuring in Ireland, factsheet number 73590, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://restructuringeventsprod.azurewebsites.net/restructuring-events/detail/73590.