Walter Services

Type
Bankruptcy
Country
Germany
Region
Nordrhein-Westfalen;
Location of affected unit(s)
Lübeck, Schutterwald, Ettlingen, other
Sector
Adminstrative / Support Services
82 - Office administrative, office support and other business support activities
82.2 - Activities of call centres
82.2 - Activities of call centres
500 - 1,000 jobs
Number of planned job losses
Job loss
Announcement Date
28 September 2013
Employment effect (start)
29 September 2013
Foreseen end date
31 October 2013

Description

German call-centre agency Walter Services is to cut more than 500 jobs in Germany. This is part of the company’s insolvency protection proceedings.

According to the sources, the restructuring plan envisages the closure of the sites in Lübeck (269 jobs) and Schutterwald (150 jobs) by the end of 2013 and also the reduction of the workforce at its headquarters in Ettlingen (approximately 90 job cuts). In total, the company employs 6,000 people in Germany.

Updated, 05-12-2013: As reported, the job reduction measures will continue and the total job cuts will be 1,000. The timeline and the locations affected are not still available. 

Sources

  • 27 September 2013: Heilbronner Stimme (online)
  • 5 December 2013: Heilbronner Stimme
  • 28 September 2013: Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung

Citation

Eurofound (2013), Walter Services, Bankruptcy in Germany, factsheet number 75961, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://apps.eurofound.europa.eu/restructuring-events/detail/75961.