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.
NMBS, the Belgian national railway operator has announced it will be looking for 1300 additional employees in 2024. The positions are 400 are for train drivers, 300 for train conductors and 300 for technicians responsible for the maintenance and renewal of the trains. SNCB is also looking for about a hundred people to guarantee safety in the stations and on the trains. This includes both security guards and operators for the emergency centres. The hiring initiative goes beyond the replacement of staff that is leaving, the company intends to expand its business and services as well.
This is the second year in a row that high amount of employees will be hired. In 2023 approximately 1600 vacancies were filled in the company.
Eurofound (2024), NMBS-SNCB, Business expansion in Belgium, factsheet number 200719, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://dev.eurofound.europa.eu/restructuring-events/detail/200719.
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