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Arts / Entertainment Arts, Entertainment And Culture Gambling And Betting Activities 92 - Gambling and betting activities
100 jobs Number of planned job losses
Announcement Date
25 September 2012
Employment effect (start)
Foreseen end date
Description
Svenska Spel, the state-owned gaming operator in Sweden, has announced that 100 employees will be made redundant as part of a restructuring of its operations. The downsizing affects employees in Visby and Sundbyberg. By the end of 2011 Svenska Spel had approximately 2,200 employees.
As of October 2012 it is not yet known when the job losses will be implemented by, but 30 of the jobs will be cut through natural attrition and voluntary retirements.
Sources
25 September 2012: Helagotland
Citation
Eurofound (2012), Svenska Spel, Internal restructuring in Sweden, factsheet number 74285, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://restructuringeventsprod.azurewebsites.net/restructuring-events/detail/74285.
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