This restructuring will eliminate 15% of the operator’s workforce at all sites, while five regional offices, including those in Zurich, Warsaw and Brussels, are set to close. The SES currently accounts for around 600 jobs.
Luxembourg’s trade unions have expressed their strong opposition to the job cuts and have called for a job retention plan, which will be negotiated between SES management and the LCGB and OGBL unions.
During this decisive period for SES, the company’s board of directors saw several changes. Guy Harles and Marc Serres joined the board as government commissioners for a three-year term, replacing Pierre Goerens.
On Thursday morning, the future of the satellite operator will be debated in a parliamentary committee, requested by the CSV, and in the presence of Xavier Bettel in his role as Minister of Communications and Media.
The government holds 12% of the shares of the SES, which has 70 orbiting satellites.
