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Adminstrative / Support Services 78 - Employment activities 78.2 - Temporary employment agency activities and other human resource provisions 78.2 - Temporary employment agency activities and other human resource provisions
300 jobs Number of planned job losses
Announcement Date
23 July 2012
Employment effect (start)
Foreseen end date
Description
AB Oost, a co-operative which acts as a temporary agency for the agricultural sector, announced that it will cut 300 out of 720 permanent positions. Background is the drop in demand for personnel due to the crisis. A timeline for the restructuring is yet to be announced.
AB Oost seconds 4,500 temporary employees in the Eastern part of the Netherlands.
Sources
24 July 2012: Het Financieele Dagblad
Citation
Eurofound (2012), AB Oost, Internal restructuring in Netherlands, factsheet number 73976, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://dev.eurofound.europa.eu/restructuring-events/detail/73976.