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Growth 1Transformation 7Decline 18
Key figures
16,089affected by layoffs and closuresfrom 15 reports · since Feb 2026
Largest job cuts
- British American Tobacco to cut or relocate 9,000 jobs worldwide9,000 Affected staff ·
- Ecco to close factories in Portugal and Vietnam, cutting 2,450 jobs2,450 Affected staff ·
- Electrolux confirms cutting 1,450 jobs at its Italian plants1,450 Affected staff ·
Countries
| Country | Entries | Affected staff |
|---|---|---|
| 🇩🇪 Germany | 7 | 110 |
| 🇭🇺 Hungary | 4 | 1,150 |
| 🇫🇷 France | 2 | — |
| 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | 2 | 9,000 |
| 🇮🇹 Italy | 2 | 1,450 |
Follow-up
Followed up: 4 of 4 announcements older than six months.
Documented outcome: completed: 1.
Relocated abroad, to: 🇧🇬 Bulgaria, 🇷🇴 Romania.
All outcomes and relocations →
Open cases
- Franz Schneider (Rolly Toys) to close Neustadt site, 110 jobsNext milestone: 31 Dec 2026
- Report: Imperial Brands prepares job cuts running into the thousands
- Partners Group in exclusive talks to buy Aroma-Zone
- Domo Collection and subsidiary Oflor enter insolvency administration
- Electrolux confirms cutting 1,450 jobs at its Italian plants
Sums of the reports recorded in the tracker since recording began, not a complete picture of the labour market.
2026
- Ecco to close factories in Portugal and Vietnam, cutting 2,450 jobs · Layoffs · 🇩🇰 Denmark / Portugal / Vietnam
- edding sells Collaboration @ Work division for €1 · Mergers · 🇩🇪 Germany
- Snaigė files for bankruptcy and halts fridge production in Alytus · Closures · 🇱🇹 Lithuania
- Steklarna Rogaška considers cutting up to 70 jobs · Layoffs · 🇸🇮 Slovenia
- Baťa to end shoe production in Dolní Němčí, 92 jobs affected · Closures · 🇨🇿 Czech Republic
- Kosta glasbruk to cut 55 jobs at its Swedish glassworks · Layoffs · 🇸🇪 Sweden
- Kneipp opens new factory building in Ochsenfurt for €65m · Expansions · 🇩🇪 Germany
- Electrolux confirms cutting 1,450 jobs at its Italian plants · Layoffs · 🇮🇹 Italy
- Printmasters to close Cicârlău plant, 450 jobs affected · Closures · 🇷🇴 Romania
- JOST Group to acquire freight forwarder CTJ Janssen in Grevenbroich · Mergers · 🇩🇪 Germany / Belgium
- Hungary's last enamelware maker in Bonyhád enters liquidation, 150 jobs · Closures · 🇭🇺 Hungary
- Report: Imperial Brands prepares job cuts running into the thousands · Layoffs · 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
- Domo Collection and subsidiary Oflor enter insolvency administration · Closures · 🇩🇪 Germany
- Partners Group in exclusive talks to buy Aroma-Zone · Mergers · 🇨🇭 Switzerland / France
- Bicycle maker Accell Hunland in Tószeg becomes insolvent · Closures · 🇭🇺 Hungary
- Dalli group files takeover of Farmol with Dutch regulator ACM · Mergers · 🇩🇪 Germany / Italy / Netherlands
- Portobello Capital to buy majority of Béaba Suavinex · Mergers · 🇪🇸 Spain / France
- Hungary's antitrust body clears Vajda-Papír's purchase of Sofidel plant · Mergers · 🇭🇺 Hungary
- Franz Schneider (Rolly Toys) to close Neustadt site, 110 jobs · Closures · 🇩🇪 Germany
- Kitchen maker Menke files for insolvency in Rödinghausen · Closures · 🇩🇪 Germany
- British American Tobacco to cut or relocate 9,000 jobs worldwide · Layoffs · 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
- Black Red White ends furniture production in Zamość, 161 dismissals · Closures · 🇵🇱 Poland
- Electrolux to end refrigerator production in Jászberény by end-2026 · Closures · 🇭🇺 Hungary
- Ricosta to close shoe factory in Vukovar, 111 jobs affected · Closures · 🇭🇷 Croatia
- Samsung ends production in Galanta, about 800 jobs lost · Closures · 🇸🇰 Slovakia
2025
- Kimberly-Clark to acquire Kenvue for $48.7bn · Mergers · Vereinigte Staaten