Hallpressen

Type
Internal restructuring
Country
Sweden
Region
Småland med öarna;
Location of affected unit(s)
Sector
Information / Communication
Publishing Of Information; Production And Programming Of Audiovisual
Publishing Activities
58.13 - Publishing of newspapers
60 jobs
Number of planned job losses
Job loss
Announcement Date
10 December 2012
Employment effect (start)
Foreseen end date

Description

Hallpressen, newspaper publishing group, is to let go of 60 employees due to dropping subscriptions and profits from advertisements.  Hallpressen publishes 13 local newspapers in Sweden. Of the 60 redundancies, 35 will affect editorial staff at the different newspapers. Included in the restructuring plan is also a centralisation of internal functions to Jönköping and a transition of all newspapers to the tabloid format.

As of December 2012 there is no information about when the reductions will start taking effect or when they will be implemented by.

Sources

  • 10 December 2012: Dagens Media
  • 10 December 2012: Sveriges Television

Citation

Eurofound (2012), Hallpressen, Internal restructuring in Sweden, factsheet number 74632, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://restructuringeventsprod.azurewebsites.net/restructuring-events/detail/74632.