450 jobs axed by DHL in Belgium
DHL are to cut 450 jobs in Belgium, according to reports.
DHL are to cut 450 jobs in Belgium, according to reports.
The jobs are going at two DHL subsidiaries in Diegem and Zaventem (Flemish Brabant).
One of the firms is EAT, European Air Transport, which flies DHL parcels across Europe. The company employs 500 at Zaventem.
Five years ago, DHL decided to move its European hub from Brussels Airport to Leipzig in Germany.
The company was unhappy with limits on night flights imposed by the authorities here.
The unions say that this is the reason why the jobs are being axed.
The other jobs are being axed at DHL Express in Diegem.
