The management of Brussels Airlines ' announcement Friday in a press release it had reached an agreement with the social partners on restructuring. The agreement preserves 75 % of the jobs, split evenly between the services, points to the direction. An agreement of principle had already been found Wednesday. It has been officially signed by the board of company on Friday.
About 1,000 jobs, about 4,000 are threatened within the airline. This reorganization will build as much as possible on voluntary departures and early retirement to limit compulsory redundancies. For employees who leave the company, Brussels Airlines offers an "outplacement" for 12 months to help them in their career transition, says the company.