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Municipality of Amsterdam Announce Plans to Scrap 2,500 Full-Time Jobs by 2030

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The municipality of Amsterdam has plans to scrap 2,500 full-time jobs before 2030. Alderman Hendrik Jan Biemond wrote to the city council that the job cuts are based on the coalition agreement. The reason for the cuts is that the organization has gotten too big and the municipality is planning to work more efficiently, so that it can continue to invest in the city. The municipality wants to save staff-level positions, a spokesperson said. Jobs a…

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The Municipality of Amsterdam plans to cut 2,500 jobs, internal documents seen by AT5 and Het Parool confirm. This aligns with the plans outlined in the coalition agreement presented by Pro and D66 in June. A large portion of the layoffs will affect the municipality's Engineering Bureau, the Traffic & Public Space department, and the Amsterdam Municipal Health Service (GGD Amsterdam), reports Het Parool. The intention is for most jobs to disapp…

·Hilversum, Netherlands (Kingdom of the)
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Amsterdam wants to cut 2,500 full-time jobs by 2030, Alderman Hendrik Jan Biemond writes to the city council based on agreements made in the coalition agreement. The reason is that the organization has become too large and the municipality wants to work more efficiently so that money remains to invest in the city.

·Apeldoorn, Netherlands (Kingdom of the)
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AMSTERDAM (ANP) - Amsterdam wants to cut 2,500 full-time jobs by 2030, Alderman Hendrik Jan Biemond writes to the city council based on agreements made in the coalition agreement. The reason is that the organization has become too large and the municipality wants to work more efficiently, so that money...

It was already known that major budget cuts were coming to the Municipality of Amsterdam, but the municipality has now informed civil servants how the cuts will be implemented. The figures are available on the municipality's intranet and have been seen by AT5, among others. In total, 2,500 jobs are involved. For example, significant cuts are being made in the Traffic and Public Space department. That department will lose 188 FTEs. At Work and P…

The Municipality of Amsterdam is preparing a major reorganization of the civil service. Approximately 2,500 full-time jobs are to be eliminated across virtually the entire organization. Departments that have been central to the city administration's policy for years, such as traffic and sustainability, are also being hit hard.

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Het Parool broke the news on Thursday, September 10, 2026.
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