Restructuring events
European Restructuring Monitor (ERM)
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.
Alorica Inc. a leader in next-generation CX solutions, has announced expansion plans in Africa and Europe. One of the US investor's new centres will be built in Łódź. It is scheduled to open in the second quarter of 2023. Alorica announced it will employ up to 1,000 people in Łódź.According to Alorica, Łódź was chosen for the new customer contact centre because of its high-quality job candidates, as well as the availability of transportation, public services, shopping and other amenities important for a multicultural and multilingual workforce.Alorica Inc. specializes in CX (customer experience-based) solutions and operates in the field of business process outsourcing (BPO), is employing 100,000 employees in 17 countries. The company has 24 years of experience in CX solutions - offering support in more than 30 languages for a wide range of industries, from financial services, technology, travel and hospitality to e-commerce and retail.
Eurofound (2023), Alorica, Business expansion in Poland, factsheet number 108248, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://dev.eurofound.europa.eu/restructuring-events/detail/108248.
This working paper offers a comprehensive methodological overview of the European Restructuring Monitor (ERM) databases. Even though the methodology has not changed over time, new categories have been added, and the way it has been used by researchers and policymakers...
This Eurofound research paper explores key trends in restructuring in recent years, highlighting the companies that announced the largest job losses and job gains in the EU. It builds on an analysis of company announcements recorded in Eurofound’s European Restructuring...
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Since 2013, Eurofound's ERM database on restructuring-related legislation has been documenting regulatory developments in the Member States of the European Union and Norway which are explicitly or implicitly linked to anticipating and managing change. The most recent update to the...
