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Institute for Workplace Studies----------------- Professor Samuel B. Bacharach
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New York, NY 10016 -------------------------------Director, IWS News Bureau
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Eurofound > EMCC > European Restructuring Monitor >  Comparative Information >  Comparative study

Restructuring in bankruptcy: recent national case examples [26 November 2009]
http://www.eurofound.europa.eu/emcc/erm/studies/tn0908026s/tn0908026s.htm
or
http://www.eurofound.europa.eu/docs/erm/tn0908026s/tn0908026s.pdf
[full-text 37 pages]

Cases of bankruptcy generally have more serious consequences for the workers who lose their jobs as a result since, unlike other cases of restructuring, the company concerned might have little or no possibility of providing support, either financial or practical. The number of bankruptcy cases has increased significantly in many countries as the global recession has deepened and spread. This report examines cases of bankruptcy over the past year in order to gain a better understanding of what they involve, the kinds of company affected, the reasons for their difficulties, the consequences for the workers concerned and the support that they receive.

CONTENTS
Introduction

Main reasons for bankruptcy

Regulations relating to bankruptcy

Position of employees

Government and social partner support

National reports

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