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.
Atos, a French IT services group, has announced a restructuring plan that will cut up to 14,000 positions worldwide by the end of 2026.
In France, the company plans to cut 135 positions Atos 2025-FR, mainly in support and management functions such as HR, finance, and marketing. The consultation and negotiation process with employee representatives is set to begin on 16 September 2025.
As part of this restructuring, around 200 redundancies in Poland Atos 2025-PL were announced in May 2025.
The job cuts are part of the company’s ‘Genesis’ transformation strategy, which aims to simplify the organisation around the Atos and Eviden brands and restore operating margins. The company is to reduce its workforce from 74,000 to 60,000 by the end of 2026. The restructuring is presented as a collective redundancy plan for economic reasons, although trade unions, including CGT, have criticised the shift from an initially voluntary scheme to compulsory layoffs. Atos argues that the cuts are necessary due to weak margins and rising competition, while unions warn of reduced production efficiency.
Eurofound (2025), Atos, Internal restructuring in World, factsheet number 203349, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://dev.eurofound.europa.eu/restructuring-events/detail/203349.
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