GSK Belgium braces for hundreds of job cuts; unions warn of 'social bloodbath'

Union representatives at GSK's Belgian sites in Wavre, Rixensart, and Gembloux expect the company to announce several hundred job cuts at an extraordinary works council meeting. The company employs about 8,500 people in Belgium, making it the largest private employer in the region. The scale of the cuts is unconfirmed, and the announcement is pending.