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Saint-Géréon, Mortagne-au-Perche, Vesoul, Cognac, Le Havre
Sector
Transportation / Storage Land, Water And Air Transportation Land Transport And Transport Via Pipelines 49.41 - Freight transport by road
112 jobs Number of planned job losses
Announcement Date
24 April 2015
Employment effect (start)
1 May 2015
Foreseen end date
30 September 2015
Description
Freight transport company Bomex is to cut about 112 positions out of a total workforce of 540 employees. The restructuring will involve the voluntary departure of 98 drivers and 14 forced dismissals affecting staff in the support and repair functions. The job cuts will be implemented across five sites: Saint-Géréon (Loire Atlantique), Mortagne-au-Perche (Orne), Vesoul (Haute-Saône), Cognac (Charente) and Le Havre (Seine-Maritime).
The company was placed in receivership in December 2014and it is expected to present a plan to pursue its activity to the commercial court by end of June. The court could grant an additional observatory period of another six months or declare the bankruptcy of the company that will lead to its closure.
Sources
24 April 2015: Ouest-France
Citation
Eurofound (2015), Bomex, Internal restructuring in France, factsheet number 83562, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://restructuringeventsprod.azurewebsites.net/restructuring-events/detail/83562.
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