The restructuring events database contains factsheets with data on large-scale restructuring events reported in the principal national media and company websites in each EU Member State. This database was created in 2002.
Arts / Sports 92 - Gambling and betting activities 92 - Gambling and betting activities 92.0 - Gambling and betting activities
420 jobs Number of planned job losses
Announcement Date
25 April 2014
Employment effect (start)
Foreseen end date
30 April 2015
Description
Bookmaker William Hill is to close 109 shops. The company has made the announcement in response to the government's recent hike in betting taxes paid of the so-called 'fixed odds' gambling terminals. The closure of these shops will put 420 employees at risk of redundancy. The company has said that, given the nature of its workforce, it expects that those hardest hit by these job losses will be female and young workers.
Sources
25 April 2014: The Guardian
Citation
Eurofound (2014), William Hill, Closure in United Kingdom, factsheet number 76988, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://apps.eurofound.europa.eu/restructuring-events/detail/76988.
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