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.
Retail Wholesale Trade, Except Of Motor Vehicles And Motorcycles Wholesale Of Other Machinery, Equipment And Supplies 46.65 - Wholesale of office furniture
70 jobs Number of planned job losses
Announcement Date
5 April 2017
Employment effect (start)
5 April 2017
Foreseen end date
Description
The Dutch branch of Office Depot International in Venlo, Limburg (South Netherlands), specialising in the sale of office furniture and supplies, announced in April 2017 that it would ask 430 of its workers to reapply for their jobs, after which 70 positions would be cut. The job reductions are the result of internal reorganisation after the company's takeover in spring 2017. It is not yet known where the job cuts will be concentrated, but some are expected to fall within the company's call centre.
Office Depot in Venlo employs approximately 650 workers as of April 2017. The company has subsidiaries in Belgium, Germany, France, Ireland, Italy, Austria, Slovakia, Spain, Czech, Switzerland and Sweden.
Sources
5 April 2017: Omroep Venlo
Citation
Eurofound (2017), Office Depot, Internal restructuring in Netherlands, factsheet number 92896, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://restructuringeventsprod.azurewebsites.net/restructuring-events/detail/92896.
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