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.
Information / Computing Computer programming, consultancy and related activities Computer programming, consultancy and related activities 62 - Computer programming, consultancy and related activities
300 jobs Number of planned job losses
Announcement Date
30 June 2025
Employment effect (start)
30 June 2025
Foreseen end date
31 December 2025
Description
TomTom, a Dutch provider of digital mapping and navigation software, announced the cut of 300 jobs across its application development and sales/support units in Amsterdam, aiming to accelerate product time-to-market through the embrace of artificial intelligence. The company, which employs around 3,000 people in the Netherlands, attributes the reorganisation to the need for faster and more efficient software rollout by integrating AI into both mapping updates and customer-facing applications. The job reductions, representing nearly 10% of the national workforce, will primarily affect application development, sales and support teams.
Eurofound (2025), TomTom, Internal restructuring in Netherlands, factsheet number 203016, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://dev.eurofound.europa.eu/restructuring-events/detail/203016.
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