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.
Administrative Services Security And Investigation Activities Security And Investigation Activities 80 - Security and investigation activities
300 jobs Number of planned job creations
Announcement Date
31 January 2019
Employment effect (start)
1 February 2019
Foreseen end date
31 December 2019
Description
The Belgian branch of G4S, the largest security service provider in the world has announced it will hire 1,000 (300 net) additional employees across the entire country throughout 2019. The additional workforce is needed to compensate the natural turnover but recently the range of security services they are allowed to provide has been expanded and now includes assisting the army and police in certain security activities. Last year the company also hired 900 people in Belgium alone, in 2017 the company hired 1,000 workers.
Eurofound (2019), G4S, Business expansion in Belgium, factsheet number 96600, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://restructuringeventsprod.azurewebsites.net/restructuring-events/detail/96600.
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