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Key figures
12,400affected by layoffs and closuresfrom 4 reports · since Nov 2025
Largest job cuts
- Heineken announces cutting up to 6,000 jobs worldwide6,000 Affected staff ·
- ABN Amro to cut a net 5,200 jobs by 20285,200 Affected staff ·
- Arcadis to cut around 1,000 jobs across the group1,000 Affected staff ·
Sectors
| Sector | Entries | Affected staff |
|---|---|---|
| Retail | 2 | — |
| Services | 2 | 1,000 |
| Banking | 1 | 5,200 |
| Chemicals | 1 | — |
| Food | 1 | 6,000 |
Follow-up
Followed up: 2 of 2 announcements older than six months.
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Open cases
- AkzoNobel rejects Nippon Paint bid for paints unitNext milestone: 31 Dec 2026
Sums of the reports recorded in the tracker since recording began, not a complete picture of the labour market.
2026
- Zuidasdok to open new passage at Amsterdam Zuid on 1 November · Infrastructure · 🇳🇱 Netherlands
- Ahold Delhaize to buy Tesco Czechia and Slovakia for €1.2bn · Mergers · 🇳🇱 Netherlands / Czech Republic / Slovakia
- TomTom to cut around 200 jobs in three-division reorganisation · Layoffs · 🇳🇱 Netherlands
- Arcadis to cut around 1,000 jobs across the group · Layoffs · 🇳🇱 Netherlands
- Amsterdam opens IJtram extension to Strandeiland · Infrastructure · 🇳🇱 Netherlands
- WSP Global tables second unsolicited offer for Arcadis · Mergers · 🇨🇦 Canada / Netherlands
- Ton van Kuyk Groep acquires car dealer Klaver Autogroep · Mergers · 🇳🇱 Netherlands
- AkzoNobel rejects Nippon Paint bid for paints unit · Mergers · 🇳🇱 Netherlands
- Heineken announces cutting up to 6,000 jobs worldwide · Layoffs · 🇳🇱 Netherlands / International
2025
- ABN Amro to cut a net 5,200 jobs by 2028 · Layoffs · 🇳🇱 Netherlands
2023
- Hollandse Kust Noord offshore wind farm now operational · Infrastructure · 🇳🇱 Netherlands
2018
- Amsterdam's Noord/Zuidlijn metro line opens · Infrastructure · 🇳🇱 Netherlands