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.
Health / Social Work Residential Health Care And Social Work Social Work Activities Without Accommodation 88.10 - Social work activities without accommodation for the elderly and disabled
170 jobs Number of planned job losses
Announcement Date
7 November 2016
Employment effect (start)
1 January 2017
Foreseen end date
Description
Ipse de Bruggen, which specialises in the care of people with developmental challenges or who have multiple disabilities, announced in November 2016 that it would cut 170 jobs in the course of 2017. A representative of the organisation stated that internal restructuring was necessary to reduce costs. Ipse de Bruggen operates across 390 locations in the Dutch province of Zuid-Holland, in West Netherlands. As of November 2016, Ipse de Bruggen employs 6,000 workers.
Sources
7 November 2016: Algemeen Dagblad
Citation
Eurofound (2016), Ipse de Bruggen, Internal restructuring in Netherlands, factsheet number 92904, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://restructuringeventsprod.azurewebsites.net/restructuring-events/detail/92904.
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