EMCC European Monitoring Centre on Change

Zadkine

Company/Organisation:
Zadkine

Geographic Location

Country: Netherlands
Region: Groot-Rijnmond; Zuid-Holland; West-Nederland

Company

Sector: Education
Education
85.32 - Technical and vocational secondary education
Number Employed: 1840

Employment Effects

Announcement Date: 20-07-2012
Planned Job Reductions min: 550
Planned Job Reductions max: 550
Type of Restructuring: Internal restructuring
Employment Effect Start: 01-08-2012
Foreseen End Date: 01-08-2014

Additional Information

On 20 July 2012, regional vocational education centre Zadkine announced it will cut 400 jobs (i.e. 275 full time equivalents) in the coming two years, mainly through non-renewal of temporary staff.

In 2011, the company had already dismissed 200 staff members. Background is budget cuts by the government and a drop in the number of students.

Update, 19 October 2012: Zadkine announced another 150 job cuts on top of the 400 previously announced.

Sources:

21-07-2012NRC Handelsblad
19-10-2012De Volkskrant
19-10-2012Het Financieele Dagblad

Sources Links:

http://www.metronieuws.nl/nieuws/zadkine-schrapt-banen-wegens-recordverlies/IWIlgu!HWXO4bRdGe@fJKiVYBZmEw/ http://www.volkskrant.nl/vk/nl/2686/Binnenland/article/detail/3333867/2012/10/19/Rotterdamse-scholenreus-Zadkine-aan-rand-afgrond.dhtml