Item 2.05 Costs Associated with Exit or Disposal Activities.
On August 4, 2020, the Company announced its intention to reduce Booking.com’s global workforce by up to approximately 25% as a result of the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on Booking.com and the travel industry. Booking.com is in the process of consulting with its works councils, employee representatives and other relevant organizations where applicable (including in the Netherlands) regarding the intended reduction in force and related cost reduction and restructuring actions. As the Company consults with works councils, employee representatives and other organizations regarding its intentions, the Company expects to develop more clarity on the timing, the number of affected employees, financial impact and other aspects of the contemplated cost reduction actions. The Company expects to finalize its plans and make relevant announcements to employees on a country by country basis, with the first countries starting in September 2020, and expects to complete all such announcements by the end of 2020.
Because the Company’s intentions with respect to its restructuring actions at Booking.com are subject to the consultation processes described above, working through legal requirements in multiple jurisdictions and completing our analysis of related costs, the Company is currently unable to make a good faith determination of an estimate or range of estimates required by paragraphs (b), (c) and (d) of Item 2.05 of Form 8-K with respect to such actions. The Company will file an amendment to this report after it makes a determination of such estimate or range of estimates.
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