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.
Manufacturing Manufacture Of Computer, Electrical Electronic And Optical Products Manufacture Of Computer, Electronic And Optical Products 26.60 - Manufacture of irradiation, electromedical and electrotherapeutic equipment
180 jobs Number of planned job losses
Announcement Date
30 March 2017
Employment effect (start)
30 March 2017
Foreseen end date
31 December 2017
Description
Dutch hearing aid specialist, Schoonenberg Hoorcomfort, has announced it will cut all positions of hearing aid specialists (180 consultants total) and will retain only audiologists in the future. The main difference concerns certification. The company specialises in the manufacturing and placing of hearing aids.
Schoonenberg has approximately 200 stores across the Netherlands and employs about 750 people. The company has also opened stores in Belgium and Luxembourg.
Sources
30 March 2017: Financieel Dagblad
Citation
Eurofound (2017), Schooneberg, Internal restructuring in Netherlands, factsheet number 92900, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://restructuringeventsprod.azurewebsites.net/restructuring-events/detail/92900.
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